TY - GEN AU - De Ferranti,David M. AU - Perry,Guillermo AU - Ferreira,H.G.Francisco AU - Walton,Michael TI - Inequality in Latin America: breaking with history? T2 - World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies SN - 0821356658 AV - HN110.5.Z9 S646 2004 PY - 2004///] CY - Washington, DC PB - The World Bank KW - Equality KW - Latin America KW - Caribbean Area KW - Economic conditions KW - 1945- KW - 1982- KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-380) and index; Introduction : motivation and conceptual framework -- Different lives : inequality in Latin America -- Group-based inequalities : the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender -- Historical roots of inequality in Latin America -- State-society interactions as sources of persistence and change in inequality -- Economic mechanisms for the persistence of high inequality in Latin America -- Policies on assets and services -- Policies on markets and institutions -- Taxation, public expenditures, and transfers ER -