Uneven trajectories : Latin American societies in the twenty-first century /
Gabriela Benza, Gabriel Kessler.
Bok Engelsk 2020 · Electronic books.
| Medvirkende | Kessler, Gabriel, (author.)
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (84 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
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| Opplysninger | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jan 2020).. - Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Uneven Trajectories: Latin American Societies in the Twenty-First Century -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Why This Element? -- 1.2 Latin America in the New Millennium -- 2 Population -- 2.1 The Demographic Transition -- 2.2 Fertility and Life Expectancy -- 2.3 Consequences of Mortality and Fertility Trends -- 2.4 Transformations in Families -- 2.5 Spatial Distribution and Population Mobility -- 2.6 International Migrations -- 2.7 Summary -- 3 Inequality -- 3.1 The Drop in Inequality -- 3.2 The Economic and Political Context -- 3.3 The Key Variables: Labour Income and Social Transfers -- 3.4 The Persistence of a Regressive Tax Structure -- 3.5 Light and Shadows in the Labour Market -- 3.6 Distributive Improvements and the Middle Classes -- 3.7 The Concentration of Income and Wealth -- 3.8 Tolerance for Inequality -- 3.9 Summary -- 4 Education, Health and Housing -- 4.1 Extending Education Coverage: A Successful Process -- 4.1.1 Is It Possible to Combine Increasing Coverage and Quality? -- 4.1.2 Current Debates -- 4.2 Health: A Heterogeneous Epidemiological Profile -- 4.2.1 State of Health among the Population -- 4.2.2 Health Issues Today -- 4.3 Housing: The Persistence of Old Problems -- 4.3.1 Housing Policy -- 4.4 Summary -- 5 Has Latin American Society Changed? -- 5.1 Policy and Social Change -- References.. - This Element presents the main characteristics of the current social structure in Latin America. We focus on demographic trends, migration, families, incomes, education, health and housing, and examine the general policy trends for all of these issues. Our main questions are: What is the social structure in Latin America like today? What changes have taken place in recent decades, particularly since the turn of the millennium? We argue that although in some dimensions there are continuities, including the persistence of problems from the past, we believe that the Latin American social structure, viewed as a whole, experienced significant transformations.
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| ISBN | 1-108-77548-9
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