Discrimination in Latin America

Hugo Ñopo

Description

While there is a strongly held belief that Latin American societies are highly discriminatory, the economic profession has found relatively little evidence for this perception, and until recently other social sciences had prevailed in the discussion of this timely and relevant topic. The development of new tools for analyzing the economic mechanisms underlying discrimination, however, has opened up several avenues for research.
This book presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new tools by focusing on social interactions that range from cooperation, group formation, and the impact of migration in poor families to specific markets such as housing and labor. The techniques applied include traditional regression analysis, experimental approaches, and audit studies, as well as structural methods. This wide range of analytical approaches leads to findings that confirm some of the common perceptions regarding discrimination but challenge the conventional wisdom in other regards
In some instances the long-held conventional wisdom may not hold at all. Latin Americans do not discriminate more or less than inhabitants of other regions, and the discrimination that does occur appears largely to stem from lack of information on individuals-a result of great interest in colleges and universities that teach courses on Latin American development both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Furthermore, this book's findings extend to the political arena, as they challenge standard policies that have been ineffective for decades. Finally, this book should be of interest to researchers, as the empirical methods employed are at the vanguard of the profession. In fact, in addition to the contribution that this volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics, development economics and experimental economics, as well as to Latin American studies.

Sujets

• Discrimination
• Ethnic group
• Gender
• Indigenous peoples
• Latin America
• Minority group
• Race
• Sexism
• Women
• Poverty reduction
• Social change

Informations

• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 03 décembre 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 38
• EAN13: 9780821380826
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Discrimination
in Latin America
AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
Edited by
Hugo Ñopo
Alberto Chong
Andrea Moro
With a foreword by Alejandro ToledoDiscrimination in Latin AmericaDiscrimination in
Latin America
AN ECONOMIC
PERSPECTIVE
Edited by
Hugo Ñopo
Alberto Chong
Andrea Moro
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Discrimination in Latin America : an economic perspective / Hugo Ñopo, Alberto Chong, and
Andrea Moro, editors.
p. cm.—(Latin American development forum series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8213-7835-9—ISBN 978-0-8213-8082-6 (electronic)
1. Minorities—Latin America—Economic conditions. 2. Minorities—Latin America—Social
conditions. 3. Discrimination—Economic aspects—Latin America. 4. Sex discrimination against
women—Economic aspects—Latin America. 5. Race discrimination—Economic aspects—Latin
America. I. Ñopo, Hugo. II. Chong, Alberto. III. Moro, Andrea, 1967-
F1419.A1D57 2009
305.80098—dc22
2009035875
Cover design by Ultra Designs.Latin American
Development Forum Series
This series was created in 2003 to promote debate, disseminate information
and analysis, and convey the excitement and complexity of the most topical
issues in economic and social development in Latin America and the Carib-
bean. It is sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank, the United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and
the World Bank. The manuscripts chosen for publication represent the
highest quality in each institution’s research and activity output and have
been selected for their relevance to the academic community, policy makers,
researchers, and interested readers.
Advisory Committee Members
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations
Inés Bustillo, Director, Washington Office, Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations
José Luis Guasch, Senior Adviser, Latin America and the Caribbean Region,
World Bank; and Professor of Economics, University of California, San
Diego
Santiago Levy, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American
Development Bank
Eduardo Lora, Principal Adviser, Research Department, Inter-American
Development Bank
Luis Servén, Research Manager, Development Economics Vice Presidency,
World Bank
Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean
Region, World Bank
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Beyond Reforms: Structural Dynamics and Macroeconomic Vulnerability
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Indermit S. Gill, Truman G. Packard, and Juan Yermo
Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean (2004) by
Daniel Lederman, William F. Maloney, and Luis Servén
The Limits of Stabilization: Infrastructure, Public Deficits, and Growth in
Latin America (2003) by William Easterly and Luis Servén, editors
Globalization and Development: A Latin American and Caribbean
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