Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality

The Case of Peru

• Author(s): R. Thorp, M. Paredes,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 238
• ISBN_10: 0230293131
  ISBN_13: 9780230293137
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American , Political Science / Political Economy , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Political Science / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... 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.