Latin America's widespread poverty and multi-dimensioned inequalities have long perplexed and provoked observers. Since the 1990s, historians, economists, and other social scientists have sought to document and analyze the historical roots of Latin America's relatively high inequality and persistent poverty. This edited volume with eight compelling chapters by preeminent economists and social scientists brings together some of the most important results of this work: scholarly efforts to measure and explain changes in Latin American living standards as far back as the colonial era. The recent...
Latin America's widespread poverty and multi-dimensioned inequalities have long perplexed and provoked observers. Since the 1990s, historians, economi...
