Paths of Inequality in Brazil A Half-Century of Changes

This book presents multidisciplinary analyses of the historical trajectories of social and economic inequalities in Brazil over the last 50 years. As one of the most unequal countries in the world, Brazil has always been an important case study for scholars interested in inequality research, but in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Arretche, Marta (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Political Participation
  • Chapter 1. Political Participation in Brazil
  • Chapter 2. Councils, Associations, and Inequality
  • Part II. Education and Income
  • Chapter 3. Educational Stratification Among Youth in Brazil: 1960-2010
  • Chapter 4. Education and Inequality in Brazil
  • Chapter 5. Horizontal Stratification in Brazil’s Higher Education (1960-2010)
  • Chapter 6. Racial Inequalities in Brazil: A Persistent Challenge
  • Part III. Public Policies
  • Chapter 7. The Geography of Access to Basic Services in Brazil
  • Chapter 8. Housing and Urban Conditions in Brazil
  • Chapter 9. Health and Inequalities in Brazil
  • Part IV. Demographics
  • Chapter 10. Brazil’s Internal Migration Over the Past 50 Years: (Dis)continuities and Ruptures
  • Chapter 11. Fifty Years of Gender Relations and Generation in Brazil: Changes and Continuities
  • Chapter 12. Religious Transition in Brazil
  • Part V. Labor Market
  • Chapter 13. Economic Development and Inequalities in Brazil: 1960-2010
  • Chapter 14. Commodification of Labor in Brazil’s Labor Market] (1960-2010)
  • Conclusion: a half-century of change