Inequality in Latin America: breaking with history?

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.