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Brazil's Persistent Income Inequality: Lessons from History
- Latin American Politics & Society
- University of Miami
- Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2004
- pp. 133-150
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Official data for the last three decades show that Brazil has one of the world's most unequal distributions of income. This article examines the relevant data and then explains the causes of this persistent inequality, considering them also in cultural and historical context. It discusses the politics of continuing inequality and possible strategies for reducing it.