Inequality in Latin America : breaking with history ? / David de Ferranti, Guillermo E. Perry, Fransisco H. G. Ferreira y Michael Walton.

Acknowledgments, xi -- Summary, 1 -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Motivation and conceptual framework, 17 -- Part I. the nature of inequality in Latin America, 33 -- Chapter 2. Different lives: inequality in Latin America, 35 -- Chapter 3. Group-based inequalities: the roles of race, ethnicity and gender, 77 -- Part II. The determinants of inequality in Latin America, 107 -- Chapter 4. Historical roots of inequality in Latin America, 109 -- Chapter 5. State-society interactions as sources of persistence and change in inequality, 123 -- Chapter 6. Economic mechanisms for the persistence of high inequality in Latin America, 149 -- Part III. Policies for lower inequality, 175 -- Chapter 7. Policies on assets and services, 177 -- Chapter 8. Policies on markets and institutions, 217 -- Chapter 9. Taxation, public expenditures and transfers, 247 -- Statistical appendix, 285 -- Bibliography, 351.