Pathologies of inequality in Latin America: Challenges and consequences

In the last two decades, increasing inequalities in a broad range of countries have prompted many scholars to consider inequality as the main cause for social unrest, weakened institutions or people's disaffection toward democracy. However, this interpretation often relies on fragile theoretical foundations and conceptual ambiguity.

To clarify these possible correlations, the present volume focuses on Latin America as a region characterized by persistently high level of inequality. It aims ...