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Asset Accumulation by the Middle Class and the Poor in Latin America: Political Economy and Governance Dimensions (Macroeconomia Del Desarrollo)

By United Nations

Book information

Publisher
United Nations
Year
2007
ISBN
9211216206, 9789211216202, 9781429497725
Open Library ID
OL16032504M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
136 kB (139348 bytes)
Pages
28\28
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

This paper highlights missing components of current social policies in Latin America that affect the political-economy equilibrium: in particular, the neglect of the middle class as valid subject of social policy, the persistence of income and wealth inequality in a context of moderate growth and the need to put more emphasis on asset accumulation by the poor and the middle class. The paper provides economic and political economy rationales for devising new policies that could correct this neglect.

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