Explaining Public Attitudes toward Fighting Inequality in Latin America

Poverty and Public Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 79-111

  Morgan, Jana ^a   Kelly, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Americas Barometer; inequality; Latin America; public opinion; redistribution; role of the state

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050423049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19442858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1944-2858.1091     Document Type: Article

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