Business elites and inequality in times of pandemic in Latin America
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2020.45Keywords:
elites, pandemic, inequality, informal employment, COVID-19Abstract
This article performs a triple analysis to understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic
inequality in Latin America. First, we show the depreciation of Latin American currencies, which generates high economic instability and hampers the development of stable macroeconomic policies for distribution and redistribution. Second, we discuss the consequences of high informality in employment to show the probable increase in inequality. Finally, we identify the preferences of business elites in times of pandemic in five Latin American countries and the government’s responses, which evidences strong constraints to implement progressive fiscal reforms.
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2020-06-03
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Cárdenas, J., Robles-Rivera, F., & Martínez-Vallejo, D. (2020). Business elites and inequality in times of pandemic in Latin America. Spanish Journal of Sociology, 29(3). https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2020.45
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