We document changes in income and earnings inequality in the five Central American countries from the early 1990s to 2009. In the 1990s Costa Rica had the most equal distribution of income in Central America, and one of the most equal distributions of income in Latin America. At the other...

Introduction : the emergence and evolution of business groups in Central America -- Between hierarchies and networks : understanding business group strategies in a global capitalism -- Regional shifts and national trajectories : differences in the context and strategies of business groups --...