Types of income concentration and political styles in Latin America

This study examines the forms of income concentration in capitalist economic growth in Latin America. First it deals with the recent income distribution trends of a number of countries in the region, highlighting the forms of concentration in different periods. It goes on to study the types of concentration which can be inferred from the trends observed and the structural forms and specific political processes which accompany them, taking into account some of the economic explanations which have been in fashion in recent years. Finally, it attempts to show that the patterns of income distribution, besides having undeniable economic foundations, at the same time possess deep roots linking their composition and transformations with the prevailing social structure, political regimes and styles of development.