Economic Inequality in Latin America Migration, Education and Structural Change

• Main Author: Villalobos Barría, Carlos (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2013
• Series: Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics
• Subjects: Sociology & anthropology; Politics & government; Economic theory & philosophy; Labour economics; America; Barría; Change; Decomposition of Income; Economic; Education; Educational Inequality; Family Economics; Indigenous Background; Inequality; Latin; Migration; Structural; Villalobos
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Inequality in Latin America is very large and there is a great desire for greater social justice, inclusion and equal opportunities. In order to contribute to the understanding of such developments, this volume addresses the problem of economic inequality in Paraguay, Honduras and Chile. The studies show from different angles how an adverse family background has permanent negative effects on employment, wages and labour mobility, particularly in the presence of structural economic changes. In general, this book is a contribution to understand why inequality is highly persistent in Latin America, a place where low levels of income, poverty and vulnerability are likely to be passed on to the next generation.