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The social inequality matrix in Latin America
(ECLAC, 2016-10-27)
Social inequality is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For Latin America —the world’s most unequal region— social inequality also represents a structural feature and therefore a fundamental ...
Social dimensions of economic development and productivity: inequality and social performance
(ECLAC, 1999-08)
Abstract Stable, sustainable economic development cannot be achieved unless and until social development also takes place. Consequently, the social dimensions of economic development and productivity are as important as ...
Inequality and social polarization in Chilean municipalities
(2021-04-30)
The social inequality associated with the current pattern of income distribution in Chile remains a subject of interest, as much remains to be learned about the trends in this connection in differing contexts. The aim of ...
Social Panorama of Latin America 2016
(ECLAC, 2017-10)
The central theme of this edition of Social Panorama of Latin America is social inequality, seen as a fundamental challenge and obstacle to sustainable development. Some of the axes and aspects of social inequality are ...
The evolution of world income inequality: assessing the impact of globalization
(ECLAC, 2001-12)
Abstract In the last two centuries (1800-2000) the world has seen an unprecedented increase in the capacity to create material wealth and undergo technical change. At the same time, this is also a period of large ...
The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity
(ECLAC, 2021-07-14)
This Special Report examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The document, entitled The recovery ...