Tornarolli, Leopoldo2024-10-042024-10-042014https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15796Latin American countries have always been characterised by relatively high levels of income inequality, even taking into accounttheir degree of economic development. If such ‘excess inequality’ is combined with the fact that these are mostly middle-incomeand low-income countries, it can be understood that, in general, the middle class has not historically represented a significantproportion of the population in many countries in the region.engAcesso AbertoWorking paperInternational Policy Centre for Inclusive GrowthUnited Nations Development ProgrammeLicença total exclusivaO texto e dados desta publicação podem ser reproduzidos desde que as fontes sejam citadas. Reproduções com fins comerciais são proibidas.EvolutionMiddle ClassLatin America