Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: In equality and Politics in Latin America
Merike Blofield
Part 1: The Socioeconomic Context
Chapter 1 | Fault Lines in Latin American Social Development and Welfare Regime Challenges
Fernando Filgueira
Chapter 2 | Inequality of Opportunity in Latin America: Economic Well- Being, Education, and Health
Anna Crespo and Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Part 2: Elite Culture, Framing, and Public Opinion
Chapter 3 | Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality in Brazil
Elisa P. Reis
Chapter 4 | Media Diversity and Social Inequality in Latin America
Sallie Hughes and Paola Prado
Chapter 5 | Public Opinion on Income Inequalities in Latin America
Merike Blofield and Juan Pablo Luna
Part 3: Agenda Setting and the Politics of Inequality
Chapter 6 | The Politics of Redistribution in Less Developed Democracies: Evidence from Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Daniela Campello
Chapter 7 | Inequality and the Cost of Electoral Campaigns
Maurício Bugarin, Adriana Cuoco Portugal, and Sergio Naruhiko Sakurai
Chapter 8 | Shallow States, Deep Inequalities, and the Limits of Conservative Modernization: The Politics and Policies of Incorporation in Latin America
Fernando Filgueira, Luis Reygadas, Juan Pablo Luna, and Pablo Alegre
Chapter 9 | Gender Equality Policies in Latin America
Merike Blofield and Liesl Haas
Part 4: Taxation and Social Policies
Chapter 10 | Tax Reforms and Income Distribution in Latin America
James E. Mahon Jr.
Chapter 11 | Are Coalitions Equally Important for Redistribution in Latin America? The Intervening Role of Welfare Regimes
Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Koen Voorend
Conclusion: Inequality and the Politics of Redistribution
Merike Blofield
Contributors
Index