The Haves and the Have-Nots in Latin America in the 20th Century

This paper offers for the first time income shares of the top 10% and the bottom 40% of the labour force for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela in the period 1900-2011. The main findings are: i) over this period the top 10% share is, on average, 51.3% and the bottom 40% share 1...

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Main Author: Pablo Astorga Junquera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Huelva 2016-06-01
Series:Revista de Economía Mundial
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Online Access:https://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/REM/article/view/3858