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Some Sources of Income Inequality in Latín America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Lloyd G. Reynolds
Lloyd G. Reynolds*
Affiliation:
Emeritus of Yale University
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Abstract

This paper considers the deep-seated roots of income inequality in the structure of Latin American economics. These include unequal distribution of land ownership, the “Kuznets effect” of rapid industrialization, regressive tax systems, and failure of governments to pursue aggressively income equalization policies. While examples are drawn from the experience of Brazil and Mexico, similar conclusions hold for other countries of the region.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 38 , Issue 2-3: Special Double Issue: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America , Fall 1996 , pp. 39 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1996

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References

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