TY - JOUR
T1 - Concentration of wealth and income in post-pandemic Latin America
T2 - Measurement, results, and perspective
AU - Alarco, Germán
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - This article examines the difficulties of measuring inequality in Latin America, explores the different sources available, and places the depth of the problem in a comparative perspective. To this end, the paper is organized in four sections. The first considers the problems of measuring wealth, income, and high inequality at a global level, but especially in Latin America, where it is underestimated. The second section refers to the distributive situation, inequalities, and the concentration of wealth before the Covid-19 pandemic. The third shows the preliminary results generated by the pandemic with information available for 2020, 2021, and 2022 globally and in Latin America, and especially Peru. Finally, in the fourth section, some hypotheses are proposed as to what could happen with the concentration of wealth and high inequality at global level, but especially in Latin America and Peru. Indeed, it is a complex and vast reality, where there are many common elements, particularities, and national policies to consider.
AB - This article examines the difficulties of measuring inequality in Latin America, explores the different sources available, and places the depth of the problem in a comparative perspective. To this end, the paper is organized in four sections. The first considers the problems of measuring wealth, income, and high inequality at a global level, but especially in Latin America, where it is underestimated. The second section refers to the distributive situation, inequalities, and the concentration of wealth before the Covid-19 pandemic. The third shows the preliminary results generated by the pandemic with information available for 2020, 2021, and 2022 globally and in Latin America, and especially Peru. Finally, in the fourth section, some hypotheses are proposed as to what could happen with the concentration of wealth and high inequality at global level, but especially in Latin America and Peru. Indeed, it is a complex and vast reality, where there are many common elements, particularities, and national policies to consider.
KW - Concentración de riqueza.
KW - Desigualdad económica.
KW - Pandemia
KW - Ingresos
KW - América Latina
KW - Wealth concentration
KW - Economic inequality
KW - Pandemic
KW - Income
KW - Latin America
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 1871-3351
VL - 25
SP - 14
EP - 21
JO - Economic Sociology: Perspectives & Conversations
JF - Economic Sociology: Perspectives & Conversations
IS - 1
ER -