Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina	320.98
Collana	Egalitarianism
Soggetto topico	Business and politics - Latin America Corporate power - Latin America Democracy - Latin America Equality - Latin America Neoliberalism - Latin America POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General
ISBN	1-78920-659-6
Formato	Multimedia
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910831837603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (361 p.)
Disciplina	330.98
Collana	Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective
Soggetto topico	Power (Social sciences) - Latin America Equality - Latin America
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-7425-5524-0 0-7425-7250-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgment of Support; Maps; Preface Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 1 Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 2 Latin America's Rural Transformation: Unequal Development and Persistent Poverty Cristobal Kay; 3 Dependency, Underdevelopment, and Neoliberalism Richard L. Harris; 4 Economic Restructuring, Neoliberalism, and the Working Class Viviana Patroni; 5 Insecurity, Development, and Democracy: A Pan-American Perspective Jorge Nef 6 The Riddle of New Social Movements: Who They Are and What They Do Judith Adler Hellman7 Women in the Social, Political, and Economic Transformation of Latin America and the Caribbean Francesca Miller; 8 Indigenous Peoples: Changing Identities and Forms of Resistance Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese; 9 Liberation Theology, Christian Base Communities, and Solidarity Movements: A Historical Reflection Wilder Robles; 10 Ecological Crisis, Sustainable Development, and Capitalism Guido Pascual Galafassi; 11 Globalization and Regionalization in the Americas Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; Index About the Contributors Please see the book's website for additional materials:http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/0742555240
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452324203321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina	339.2/2098
Altri autori (Persone)	López-CalvaLuis Felipe LustigNora
Soggetto topico	Income distribution - Latin America Equality - Latin America
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-55830-7 9786612558306 0-8157-0444-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction : explaining the decline in inequality in Latin America : technological change, educational upgrading, and democracy / Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva and Nora Lustig -- Labor earnings inequality : the demand for and supply of skills / Jaime Kahhat -- The political economy of redistributive policies / James A. Robinson -- The dynamics of income concentration in developed and developing countries : a view from the top / Facundo Alvaredo and Thomas Piketty -- A distribution in motion : the case of Argentina / Leonardo Gasparini and Guillermo Cruces -- Markets, the state, and the dynamics of inequality in Brazil / Ricardo Barros, Mirela de Carvalho, Samuel Franco, and Rosane Mendonca -- Mexico : a decade of falling inequality : market forces or state action? / Gerardo Esquivel, Nora Lustig, and John Scott -- Inequality in post-structural reform Peru: the role of market forces and public policy / Miguel Jaramillo and Jaime Saavedra.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458217903321

Autore	Villalobos Barría Carlos <1980->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (173 p.)
Disciplina	305.5098
Collana	Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik
Soggetto topico	Equality - Latin America
ISBN	3-653-01949-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Author's Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction and Overview; Essay 1 - The dynamics of inequality change in a highly dualistic economy: Honduras, 1991-2007; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Macroeconomic environment, liberalization and trade imbalance; 1.1.2 Sector-related changes in earnings: tradebles versus non-tradables; 1.1.3 Workers' heterogeneity and capital-skill complementarity; 1.1.4 A dysfunctional and highly dualistic educational system; 1.1.5 Education reforms and crisis during the 1990's; 1.1.6 Rural-urban migration 1.1.7 Inequality change in Honduras 1.2 Micro-econometric decomposition I: The proximate determinants of changes in income inequality; 1.2.1 First sub-period: The nineties (1991-1999) - labour market-driven inequality increase; 1.2.2 Second sub-period: The nineties II (1999-2005) - labour market-driven inequality increase; 1.2.3 Third sub-period: Inequality decrease (2005-2007) - recovery of the tradable sector, equalizing remittances and expanding social transfers; 1.3 Micro-econometric decomposition II: Determinants of changes in labour income inequality; 1.3.1 Estimation strategy 1.3.2 Returns to education 1.3.3 Structure of education; 1.3.4 Returns by sectors and occupations as well as sectoral change; 1.3.5 Unobservables; 1.4 Micro-econometric decomposition III: Linking the microeconomic evidence to the macroeconomic story; 1.5 Conclusions and remaining challenges; Essay 2 - Sectoral shifts and inequality. How to relate macroeconomic events to inequality changes; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tradable and non-tradable sectors in the rural economy; 2.3 An illustration using simulated distributions; 2.4 The methodology 2.5 An application using observed and simulated data 2.6 Conclusions; Essay 3 - Internal migration and its impact on reducing inter-communal disparities in Chile; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The data; 3.3 Ex-post characteristics of inter-communal migrant workers; 3.4 Theoretical framework; 3.4.1 Extended Roy model; 3.4.2 Estimation; 3.4.3 The role of geographic connectivity - Adjacency at the communal level; 3.4.4 Household education; 3.5 Estimation results; 3.5.1 Probit - reduced form (first step); 3.5.2 Selectivity adjusted wage equations and the potential wage differential 3.5.3 Probit, structural form (third step) 3.6 Conclusions; Essay 4 - Determinants of student achievements in the primary education in Paraguay; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Education in Paraguay - an overview; 4.3 The data; 4.4 Previous research; 4.5 Approach and methodology; 4.5.1 Quantile approach - Median regression; 4.5.2 Some comments on applied econometrics; 4.6 Results; 4.6.1 Language (F, EP); 4.6.2 Under-nutrition (L); 4.6.3 Optimal class room conditions (EP); 4.6.4 Small-scale school (EP); 4.6.5 District mean level of health insurance (L); 4.6.6 Inequality analysis 4.6.7 Test of robustness
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910297052903321

Autore	Maldonado Tomás Rocío Elizabeth
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Buenos Aires : , : CLACSO, , 2018
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (164 pages)
Disciplina	331.209728
Altri autori (Persone)	Vergara-CamusLeandro LemusLeslie
Collana	Colección Estudios sobre desigualdades
Soggetto topico	Labor - Latin America Laboral - América Latina Igualdad - América Latina Equality - Latin America
ISBN	987-722-333-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	spa
Nota di contenuto	Juventud rural y acceso al empleo / Rocío Elizabeth Maldonado Tomás -- Salario mínimo y desigualdad salarial en El Salvador, 2003-2014 / Saira Barrera -- Ejercicio de derechos de ciudadanía laboral y social en Guatemala / Leslie Lemus -- El empleo precario asalariado en Honduras / José Octavio Llopis Hernández.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910367655803321