Government Policy and the Distribution of Income in Peru, 1963-1973

by Richard C. Webb

The redistribution of income has been a key element in Peruvian governmental policy. Both the Belaunde and Velasco regimes professed a deep concern with economic injustice, and they have been regarded as models of peaceful progress toward social justice. Despite its good intentions, Richard Webb shows, the government has had little impact on the rigid imbalance of wealth in Peru. The rich have continued to get richer faster than the poor have got...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674358309
• ISBN13: 9780674358300
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"