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Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region.

Note: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America - Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context.

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Content: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America - Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context

Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region

Note: Enthält 16 Beiträge , Open Access. - "On the initiative of Professors Luis Bértola and Jeffrey Williamson, the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), together with the IDB's Social Management, the ECLAC, and the World Bank, organized a regional conference in December 2014 with the motto “Latin American Inequality in the Long Run.” Buenos Aires hosted worldwide experts to identify the historical roots of the problem and to contribute proposals to prevent inequality from remaining the region's distinguishing feature." - Seite v

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Note: Intro -- Prologue -- A Contribution to Settle the Large Pending Issue of Latin America -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of Latin American Inequality -- 2 Part I: Looking Backwards for Explanations -- 3 Part II: The Recent Inequality Downturn -- References -- Part I: Long-Run Trends -- Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 The Top-Income Group -- 3 Functional Inequality -- 3.1 Comparison with Other Inequality Measures -- 3.2 The Top-Income Group and the Rest -- 3.3 Wage Inequality -- 4 Regional Averages -- 4.1 Dispersion and Trend Commonality -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Appendix -- References -- The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile Since 1850 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Problem, the Approach, the Method, and the Data -- 2.1 Inequality and Development in Chile -- 2.2 A Political Economy Approach -- 2.3 Estimates: Dynamic Social Tables -- 3 A Brief History of Income Inequality in Chile -- 3.1 Globalization and Institutions, 1850-1873 -- 3.2 Crisis, Frontier Expansion, and Foreign Investment, 1873-1903 -- 3.3 Zenith and Decay of the "Oligarchic Republic," 1903-1938 -- 3.4 Achievements and Pitfalls of the "Mesocratic Republic," 1938-1973 -- 3.5 The Legacy of Repression and the Debt of Democracy, 1973-2009 -- 4 Income Inequality in Chile: Past, Present, Future -- References -- Using Heights to Trace Living Standards and Inequality in Mexico Since 1850 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources and Methods -- 3 Living Standards and Inequality from 1850 to 1950 -- 3.1 The Trend Analysis -- 3.1.1 The Military Samples -- 3.2 Passport Sample -- 3.3 Women's Statures -- 4 Living Standards and Inequality After 1950 -- 4.1 New Height Estimations and International Comparisons: 1951-1992 -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Long-Run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background -- 3 Methodology and Data -- 3.1 Construction of the Education Index -- 3.2 Construction of the Health Index -- 3.3 Construction of the Income Index -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Consistency -- 4.1.1 Main Results at National Level -- 4.1.2 Convergence -- 4.1.3 Regional Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Brazilian Context -- 2.1 Some History -- 2.2 Political Aspects -- 3 The Data24 -- 3.1 The Census of 1920 -- 3.2 Land Distribution and Political Concentration -- 4 Quantitative Analysis -- 4.1 Inequality and Long-Term Development -- 4.2 Contemporary Outcomes -- 4.3 De Facto Institutional Environments and Structural Change -- 4.4 Inequality Yesterday and Inequality Today -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Historical Perspectives on Regional Income Inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geography and History -- 3 Spatial Patterns of Growth, 1872-2000 -- 4 Secular Patterns of Convergence of Labor Productivity and Income Per Capita in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- 5 Factors Conditioning Convergence Patterns, 1920-2000 -- 6 Conclusions and Extensions -- References -- Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to the Present -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualizations of Race in Brazil -- 3 Race and the Labor Force -- 3.1 The Imperial Era -- 3.2 The First Republic -- 3.3 The Vargas Era, Second Republic, Military Rule, and Return to Democracy -- 4 Trends in Racial Inequality from Abolition to the Present -- 4.1 Life Expectancy -- 4.2 Literacy -- 4.3 Education -- 4.4 Occupational Distribution -- 4.5 Income -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Expansion of Public Spending and Mass Education in Bolivia: Did the 1952 Revolution Represent a Permanent Shock? -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Why Bolivian Politics Should Matter: A Historical Background -- 3 The Puzzle: The Bolivian Paradoxical Equilibrium Between Low Taxation and Human Capital Investment -- 4 The Evolution of Public Spending in Education: Was Bolivia a Special Case in the Latin American Context? -- 5 Were the Educational Achievements Revolutionary? -- 6 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- The Lingering Face of Gender Inequality in Latin America -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Approach -- 3 The Current Situation -- 4 Data and Methodology -- 5 The Evolution of Female Labour Force Participation and Education Achievement During the Twentieth Century -- 6 Measuring Inequality and the Gender Wage Gap -- 7 Explaining the Gender Wage Gap -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Gender Inequality -- Appendix 2: Gender Inequality in High Income Level and Tertiary Education Population -- Appendix 3: Distribution of the Population with Tertiary Education According to Income -- References -- Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America Since the Nineteenth Century -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Strategies for Tracing a History of Fiscal Incidence -- 2.1 Redistribution Through Each Year's Social Spending and Taxes -- 2.2 Non-social Expenditures and the Deficit: Investment and Redistribution Over Time -- 3 Today's Redistributive Patterns in Latin America -- 3.1 Low Investment in Future Generations -- 3.2 New Light on the Social Expenditure Side: Today's Redistribution to Rich and Poor -- 4 How Did This Happen? -- 4.1 The Evolution of Fiscal Mixes Since the Nineteenth Century -- 4.1.1 Chile Since 1842 -- 4.1.2 Argentina Since World War II -- 4.1.3 Uruguay, the Social Spending Leader Over the Last 100 Years -- 4.1.4 Colombia-Half Progressive, Half Regressive -- 4.1.5 Costa Rica Since the 1940s -- 4.1.6 Peru Since the 1940s -- 5 Summary: What the Emerging Historical Patterns Suggest. , Appendix 1: Data Sources and Notes for Table 4 and Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 -- References -- Part II: The Recent Inequality Downturn -- Inequality in Latin America: ECLAC's Perspective -- 1 Recent Evolution of Income Inequality in Latin America -- 2 Inequality and Labour Market Institutions -- 2.1 Inequality and Minimum Wage -- 2.2 Inequality and Formality -- 3 Gender and Inequality -- 3.1 Participation, Employment, and Unemployment -- 3.2 Labour Income of Women and Men -- 3.3 Women's Labour Income and Its Effects on Inequality and Poverty -- 3.3.1 Closing the Participation Gap -- 3.3.2 Closing the Income Gap -- 4 Final Remarks -- Annex (see Table A.1) -- References -- The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Stylized Facts -- 2.1 Falling Income Inequality: A Break with Recent History -- 2.2 The Role of Labor Income Versus Redistributive Policies -- 2.3 Decline in the Skill Premium: A Primary Driver of the Fall in Earnings Inequality -- 3 Why Did the Skill Premium Decrease? -- 3.1 Supply-Side Factors: Rising Numbers of More Educated Workers -- 3.2 Demand-Side Factors: Labor Demand Shifts -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Income Inequality and Top Incomes in Latin America -- 2.1 Chile as a Good Example of the Regional Trend -- 3 Top Incomes and the Political Economy of Redistribution -- 4 The Pinochet Years: A "Successful" Redistribution Towards the Top -- 5 Chile Since 1990: Why No More Advances? -- 5.1 The Capital Share and Market Concentration -- 5.2 Structural Heterogeneity and Production Policies -- 5.3 Trade Unions and the Influence of Labor -- 5.4 More Advances in Tax and Social Policies? -- 6 Conclusion -- References. , Structural Change and the Fall of Income Inequality in Latin America: Agricultural Development, Inter-sectoral Duality, and the Kuznets Curve -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Commodity Export Booms, Land Inequality, and Development in Latin America -- 3 Agricultural Productivity and the Kuznets Curve -- 4 Data and Methods -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Fiscal Policy and Inequality in Latin America, 1960-2012 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inequality and Fiscal Policy in Twentieth-Century Latin America: A Background -- 2.1 Income Inequality in Latin America: A Contemporary Debate -- 2.2 Fiscal Policy and Income Distribution in Latin America -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context -- 1 Improve Efficiency with a Focus on Quality -- 1.1 Health -- 1.2 Social Protection: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs -- 1.3 Training -- 1.4 Education -- 2 Promote Income Stability and Protection Without Distorting Workers' Incentives -- 2.1 Improve Protection for Job Loss -- 2.2 Reduce Labor Taxes to Promote Formal Sector Jobs -- 2.3 Promote Female Labor Force Participation -- 3 Exercise Caution with Respect to Creating Potentially Costly and Irreversible Commitments -- 3.1 Minimum Wage Policies -- 3.2 Adjustment Mechanisms and Levels for Noncontributory Pensions -- References.

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Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region.

Note: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America - Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context. , English

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Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region.

Note: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America - Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context. , English

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Format: 1 online resource (VIII, 419 p. 90 illus., 59 illus. in color.)

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Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region.

Note: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America - Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context. , English

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Content: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), show readers how various types of inequality, such as economical, educational, racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and many others through the centuries. Presenting new ideas, new evidence, and new methods, the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such, it offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists, historians and Latin American specialists alike, as well as students, educators, policymakers and all citizens with an interest in development, inequality and the Latin American region.

Note: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter1. Long-run inequality trends and cycles and the recent inequality downturn in Latin America -- PART I. LONG-RUN TRENDS -- Chapter 2. Functional Inequality in Latin America: News from the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Income Inequality in Chile since 1850 -- Chapter 4. What Human Heights Can Explain about the Evolution of Living Standards and Inequality in Latin America: the Case of Mexican Females and Males, 1850-1992 -- Chapter 5. Long-run Human Development in Mexico: 1895-2010 -- Chapter 6. Inequality, Institutions, and Long-Term Development: A Perspective from Brazilian Regions -- Chapter 7. Historical perspectives on regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000 -- Chapter 9. Racial Inequality in Brazil from Independence to Present -- Chapter 10. The lingering face of gender inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America since the Nineteenth Century -- PART II. THE RECENT INEQUALITY DOWNTURN -- Chapter 12. Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 13. The Inequality Story in Latin America and the Caribbean: Searching for an Explanation -- Chapter 14. The Political Economy of Inequality at the Top in Contemporary Chile -- Chapter 15. Structural change and the fall of income inequality in Latin America -- Agricultural development, inter-sectoral duality and the Kuznets curve -- Chapter 16. Fiscal policy and inequality in Latin America 1960-2012 -- Chapter 17. Challenges for Social Policy in a Less Favorable Macroeconomic Context.

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