This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book brings together a range of ideas
and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex
realities. To so it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin
America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution
gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin
America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces
institutions and ideology in terms of inequality?In this book a group of global experts
gathered by the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) part
of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) show readers how various types of inequality
such as economical educational racial and gender inequality have been practiced in countries
like Brazil Bolivia Chile Mexicoand many others through the centuries.Presenting new ideas
new evidence and new methods the book subsequently analyzes how to move forward with
second-generation reforms that lay the foundations for more egalitarian societies. As such it
offers a valuable and insightful guide for development economists historians and Latin
American specialists alike as well as students educators policymakers and all citizens with
an interest in development inequality and the Latin American region.
