Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality The Case of Peru

Understanding why inequality is so great and has persevered for centuries in a number of Latin American countries requires tools that go beyond economics. Investigating the case of Peru, this book explores how inequality is embedded in institutions that constitute the interface between the economy, the polity and geography of the country.

Info autore

CARLOS CONTRERAS is Professor of Economics of the Catholic University of Lima, Peru
ADOLFO FIGUEROA is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Senior Researcher at Centrum Business School, Catholic University of Peru
DAVID SULMONT is Associate Professor at the Social Science Department of the Catholic University of Peru, and Director of Studies of the Master's Degree in Sociology

Riassunto

Understanding why inequality is so great and has persevered for centuries in a number of Latin American countries requires tools that go beyond economics. Investigating the case of Peru, this book explores how inequality is embedded in institutions that constitute the interface between the economy, the polity and geography of the country.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Paredes, Thorp, R. Thorp, M Paredes, R Thorp, R. Paredes Thorp
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.2010
• Categoria: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali
• EAN: 9781349327195
• ISBN: 978-1-349-32719-5
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Serie: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity; Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity
• Categorie: B, Ethnic Studies, Economic Policy, International Relations, Politics & government, Ethnicity, Economic development, Political Economy, Development policy, International Political Economy, Ethnicity Studies, Development Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, American Politics, International Political Economy’, Chile;complexity;identity