TY - BOOK AU - de la Torre,Augusto AU - Beylis,Guillermo AU - de la Torre,Augusto AU - Didier,Tatiana AU - Levy Yeyati,Eduardo AU - Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos AU - Schmukler,Sergio ED - World Bank. TI - LAC Semiannual Report October 2014 : : Inequality in a Lower Growth Latin America SN - 9781464804298 PY - 2015/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - The World Bank KW - Business KW - Business Cycle KW - Decentralization KW - Equity KW - Growth KW - Inequality KW - Inflation KW - Macroeconomic Determinants of Inequality KW - Social Agenda KW - Stability N2 - As usual in this series, Chapter 1 reviews the configuration of global risks and assesses the outstanding short term opportunities and challenges facing the LAC region. We document the significant slowdown in economic activity across the region, and explore the possibility of this being the 'new normal'. In Chapter 2 we assess if the major social gains achieved during the 'Golden Decade', in particular the decline in inequality, will hold in this less supportive environment, and discuss alternative policy responses to preserve and further the equity gains in the region UR - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0429-8 ER -