Asset accumulation by the middle class and the poor in Latin America :
political economy and governance dimensions /
Andrés Solimano.

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Main Author

Solimano, Andrés.

Language(s)

English

Published

Santiago, Chile : Naciones Unidas, CEPAL, Economic Development Division, [2006].

Subjects

Middle class > Middle class / Latin America > Middle class / Latin America / Finance, personal.
Poor > Poor / Latin America > Poor / Latin America / Finance, personal.
Saving and investment > Saving and investment / Latin America.
Latin America > Latin America / Economic conditions.

Summary

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.--Publisher's description.

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Also issued online.

Physical Description

27 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

ISBN

9211216206
9789211216202

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