Elites and structural inertia in Latin America: An introductory note on the political economy of development

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 327-347

  Cimoli, Mario ^a,b   Rovira, Sebastián ^b,c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convergence; Elites; Income distribution; Latin American countries; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 46849108726     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2008.11507142     Document Type: Review

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