A Moment of Equality for Latin America?

Abstract

Foreword, Marianne Braig. Part I Opening the Question: Redistribution and persistent challenges: an introduction, Lena Lavinas and Barbara Fritz Moments of equality: today's Latin America in a global historical context, Goran Therborn. Part II Challenges for Coordinating Economic and Social Policies: The limits of redistributive policies in Latin America: complementarities between economic and social protection systems, Ruben M. Lo Vuolo 'Postneoliberalism' and social inequalities in the Andes: reflections and hypotheses on the Venezuelan, Bolivian, and Ecuadorian cases, Juan Pablo Peres Sainz Social policy and structural heterogeneity in Latin America: the turning point of the 21st century, Lena Lavinas and Andre Simoes Macroeconomic constraints and limits on social spending: an analysis of the period 2003-2012 in Brazil, Jennifer Hermann and Denise L. Gentil Structuralist reflections on current Latin American development, Ricardo Bielschowsky Macroeconomics, the job market, and income distribution in Brazil over the recent past: progress, regression, and challenges, Joao Saboia. Part III Widening Political, Social and Fiscal Space: Which Outcomes for Redistribution?: Volatility, inequality, and the quality of public finances in Latin America, Juan Pablo Jimenez and Isabel Lopez Azcunaga Is tax policy becoming more pro-equity in the region? Five case studies of commodity-dependent economies, Maria Fernanda Valdes Vulnerability of tax revenues in developing countries, Christian von Haldenwang Social policy, inequality, and development: notes on Brazil in the first decade of the 21st century, Eduardo Fagnani Protection without redistribution? Conceptual limitations of policies meant to reduce race and gender inequalities in Brazil, Sergio Costa. Part IV 'Final Insights and Future Challenges': An outline for the future: Latin America vis-a-vis the world, Hans-Jurgen Puhle. Index.