Latin America is together with Sub-Saharan Africa the most unequal region of the world. This paper documents recent inequality trends in the Latin American region, going beyond traditional measures of income inequality. The paper also reviews some of the explanations that have been put forward to understand the current situation, and discusses why reducing income inequality should be an important policy priority. In particular, the authors discuss...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2008/02/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS4504
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Inequality in Latin America : determinants and consequences
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high levels of income inequality