"Presents 'tools' to make life in Latin America more equitable and fair for the majority. Suggests policies and programs for making tax structures more progressive; giving small businesses a chance; protecting labor mobility and workers' rights; tackling corruption; and raising levels of quality, efficiency, and equity of the education systems"--Provided by publisher.
Introduction [or giving Latin America's majority a fair chance] -- A dozen equity tools -- Rule-based fiscal discipline -- Smoothing booms and busts -- Social safety nets that trigger automatically -- More taxes on the rich and better spending on the rest -- Giving small businesses a chance -- Protecting job mobility and workers' rights -- Repairing land markets -- Tackling corruption head on -- Schools for the poor, too -- Dealing openly with discrimination -- Consumer-driven public services -- How the United States can help: opening markets and more.