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Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality : The Case of Peru /

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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,...

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Main Authors: Thorp, Rosemary (Author), Paredes, Maritza (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Conflict, inequality and ethnicity.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Development Policy.
Development Studies.
Ethnicity Studies.
International Relations.
Latin American Politics.
Political Economy.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Economics.
Ethnicity.
International relations.
Political science.
Latin America > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 238 pages)
ISBN:9780230293137
DOI:10.1057/9780230293137