Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America: Intra-Urban Inequality in Argentina

This book examines trends and determinants of economic inequality in cities in Latin America, the world’s most unequal region. It explores how the gap between the haves and the have nots manifests in every part of urban life – from housing to schooling to employment. It asks why some cities have higher inequality than others and what we can learn from these differences as we push back against inequality.

The book starts with reviewing the policies and forces that explain the rise and fall of...