[Originally published in the LSE Review of Books blog]
Falling Inequality in Latin America. Giovanni Andrea Cornia (eds). Oxford University Press. January 2014.
You have been transposed to a country where every person has a height equal to their income. The very poor are tiny dwarves and the very rich unimaginable giants. Someone has lined up all those people from shortest to tallest and asked them to parade. As the curious event develops you observe the march from your hotel’s window. What exactly do you see? Continue reading “Book Review: Falling Inequality in Latin America, edited by Giovanni Andrea Cornia”