1. I found this source on Google Scholar.

It was written by several field experts who

have worked for the World Bank or United Nations. The intended audience is most likely
readers with a decent understanding of wealth inequality in Latin America. This book
points out the growing size, and increasing vulnerability, of Latin Americas nascent
middle class. This book focuses on the reduction in poverty rates that resulted from
economic growth and a decrease in wealth inequality in between the years 2000 and
2008.

The 2000s saw a decline in income disparities in 12 of the 15 countries

for which data are available

The Latin American middle class expanded by 50% from 2003 to 2009
(from 103 million people to 152 million people)

There was a clear association between faster GDP growth and higher
income mobility\
Ferreira, Francisco H. G. "Overview." Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin
American Middle Class. Washington D.C: World Bank, 2013. 1-13.Google Scholar. Web.
31 Aug. 2016.