Board #36 - Wealth Inequality and Latin American Democracy: How Institutional Stability Shapes Elite Control and Perpetuates Inequality in Chile vs Ecuador

• In Event: 75-302 - Poster Session: Does Economic Inequality affect Democratization?

Brief Overview

This study examines how institutional stability shapes elite control in highly unequal Latin American democracies, impacting wealth inequality. Chile and Ecuador reveal how stable versus unstable institutions yield different inequality outcomes.

Author

• Andrea Villafuerte, Northwestern University