Book. The political economy of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors:
Gonzalo Gosalvez S., John M. Ackerman Rose, Andrea Aguirre Salas, Cecilia Anigstein, Damaris Alicia Astete Marchant, Lorena Burbano, Guadalupe Celestino Pérez, Martha Collaguazo, Alejandro del Búfalo Biffa, Adrián Escamilla Trejo, Laura I. Gómez Ramírez, Luciana Madrid Cobeña, Josué Medeiros, Heidy Mieles, Mateo Munin, Jonatan Nuñez, Elizabeth Pino, Tania Quilali Erazo, Orángel Rivas, Luz Ángela Rojas Barragán, Rudrigo Rafael Souza e Silva, Evelyn Vallejos, Jorge Viaña Uzieda. [Chapter Authors]
María Fernanda Sañudo. Julio C. Gambina. Josefina Morales. [Authors of the Prologue]
René Ramírez. [Presentation]
This book proposes a study of inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean from perspectives that challenge the prevailing notion of poverty. Instead of focusing on vulnerability, it examines the processes of impoverishment resulting from the hyper-concentrated wealth of various social actors. Following the research call issued by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), “The Political Economy of Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Neoliberal Cycle and the Leftward Turn,” and as a result, this volume brings together works that address the structural dynamics that sustain inequality, from colonialism and patriarchy to extractivism and fiscal injustice. The analyses not only reveal how inequalities are historically constructed by specific actors, but also seek to understand the structures that generate them, with the aim of transforming them. This collective publication is an essential contribution to rethinking wealth production and power relations in the region.
Research Calls Collection.
ISBN 978-987-813-989-0
CLACSO.
Buenos Aires.
April 2025
