Presents a structural perspective on poverty and inequality in Latin America. Incidence of poverty in the region; Absence of sign of improvements in income distribution in the area; Skewed distribution of wealth from the onset of colonization; Post independence distribution of land and mineral wealth; Skewed distribution of human capital.;
Citation, abstract, and conclusions (2 pages) printed for ACDC filing and storage., This study identified five underlying frames (mostly in print media but with attention to a television soap opera based on the MST's activities) and examined the images of the movement that the frames presented. "Though the coverage often presents the MST in a favorable light, it does not necessarily encourage the goal of mobilization that the movement seeks to promote."