Great Gap

Merike Blofield is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami.

“I find The Great Gap to be the best and most important contribution to the study of Latin America written for quite some time.”—Guillermo O'Donnell, University of Notre Dame

• ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: In equality and Politics in Latin AmericaMerike BlofieldPart 1: The Socioeconomic ContextChapter 1 | Fault Lines in Latin American Social Development and Welfare Regime ChallengesFernando FilgueiraChapter 2 | Inequality of Opportunity in Latin America: Economic Well- Being, Education, and HealthAnna Crespo and Francisco H. G. FerreiraPart 2: Elite Culture, Framing, and Public OpinionChapter 3 | Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality in BrazilElisa P. ReisChapter 4 | Media Diversity and Social Inequality in Latin AmericaSallie Hughes and Paola PradoChapter 5 | Public Opinion on Income Inequalities in Latin AmericaMerike Blofield and Juan Pablo LunaPart 3: Agenda Setting and the Politics of InequalityChapter 6 | The Politics of Redistribution in Less Developed Democracies: Evidence from Brazil, Ecuador, and VenezuelaDaniela CampelloChapter 7 | Inequality and the Cost of Electoral CampaignsMaurício Bugarin, Adriana Cuoco Portugal, and Sergio Naruhiko SakuraiChapter 8 | Shallow States, Deep Inequalities, and the Limits of Conservative Modernization: The Politics and Policies of Incorporation in Latin AmericaFernando Filgueira, Luis Reygadas, Juan Pablo Luna, and Pablo AlegreChapter 9 | Gender Equality Policies in Latin AmericaMerike Blofield and Liesl HaasPart 4: Taxation and Social PoliciesChapter 10 | Tax Reforms and Income Distribution in Latin AmericaJames E. Mahon Jr.Chapter 11 | Are Coalitions Equally Important for Redistribution in Latin America? The Intervening Role of Welfare RegimesJuliana Martínez Franzoni and Koen VoorendConclusion: Inequality and the Politics of RedistributionMerike BlofieldContributorsIndex