Income inequality in Latin America has declined during the last decade, in contrast to the experience in many other emerging and developed regions. However, Lat

A Brookings Institution Press and United Nations Development Programme publication Latin America is often singled out for its high and persistent income inequal

This volume documents and explains the reduction of income inequality that has taken place in the majority of Latin American countries over the last decade.

The volume aims to document and explain the sizeable decline of income inequality that has taken place in Latin America during the 2000s. It does so through an

Latin America’s economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question o