Waterstones The Costs of Inequality in Latin America

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Description: From the United States to the United Kingdom and from China to India, growing inequality has led to social discontent and the emergence of populist parties, also contributing to economic crises. We urgently need a better understanding of the roots and costs of these income gaps. The Costs of Inequality draws on the experience of Latin America, one of the most unequal regions of the world, to demonstrate how inequality has hampered economic growth, contributed to a lack of good jobs, weakened democracy, and led to social divisions and mistrust. In turn, low growth, exclusionary politics, violence and social mistrust have reinforced inequality, generating various vicious circles. Latin America thus provides a disturbing image of what the future may hold in other countries if we do not act quickly. It also provides some useful lessons on how to fight income concentration and build more equitable societies. Waterstones The Costs of Inequality in Latin America - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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Review: Very pleassant read. It explains concepts in a very fluent and easy way. The analysis is quite interesting and the arguments are well substantiated.

 

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Review: I strongly agree that the lack of education in Latin Amerika is to be solved ASAP, it the THE problem of Latam. Education creates opportunity for all. But the rest of the proposed 'solutions' in this book have been applied heavily in the last decennia and have made from Latin Amerika the mess it is right now. There is an urgent need for a more open, and thus more competitive economy (the poor and low incomes dont even have access to modern technology at normal pricing!), and the 'rich' should be able to feel safe without having to worry about confiscation day in day out, so they dont have to keep their savings abroad. Unions in Latam are corrupt!

 

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