Wealth Development and Social Inequalities in Latin America

<p>In this book Hans-Jürgen Burchardt and Irene Lungo-Rodríguez lead a transdisciplinary team of experts to advance our understanding of wealth in Latin America.</p><p>Combining conceptual discussions with empirical research they analyze characteristics of wealth and the implications for inequality. Three thematic sections provide a unique overarching structure to understand the economic social political and cultural complexity of wealth. Questions examined include:</p><ul> <li>What economic institutional and structural factors contribute to the excessive accumulation of wealth?</li> <li>What political dynamics promote the concentration of wealth and power?</li> <li>What type of social political and economic relations are generated in these contexts of extreme wealth concentration?</li> <li>What socio-cultural processes contribute to legitimizing and reproducing wealth?</li> <li>What are the local regional and national socio-ecological effects of these dynamics?</li> </ul><p><i>Wealth Development and Social Inequalities in Latin America</i> provides thought-provoking reading for students and researchers alike who wish to look beyond the Global North for answers on the importance of studying wealth.</p>