Stuck in the Middle: Is Fiscal Policy Failing the Middle Class? - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0815702841 ISBN 13: 9780815702849

Casa editrice: Brookings Institution Press, 2009

Riassunto

Stuck in the Middle examines both economic and social public policy initiatives in its assertion that enhancing the welfare of people in developed and developing nations requires an explicit focus on the middle class.
Contents
Foreword
1. Overview: Fiscal Policy, Distribution, and the Middle Class
2. Stylized Facts on the Middle Class and the Development Process
3. The Future of Global Income Inequality
4. The Scope and Limits of Subsidies
5. Policies for Lower Global Wealth Inequality
6. Can Happiness Research Help Fiscal Policy?
7. The Politics of Effective and Sustainable Redistribution

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"Antonio Estache hold the Bernard Van Ommeslaghe chair at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He previously worked for twenty-five years at the World Bank.Danny Leipziger is a vice president at the World Bank and a prolific author and frequent commentator on development issues."

Antonio Estache hold the Bernard Van Ommeslaghe chair at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He previously worked for twenty-five years at the World Bank.Danny Leipziger is a vice president at the World Bank and a prolific author and frequent commentator on development issues.

Antonio Estache hold the Bernard Van Ommeslaghe chair at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He previously worked for twenty-five years at the World Bank.

Danny Leipziger is a vice president at the World Bank and a prolific author and frequent commentator on development issues.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brookings Institution Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0815702841
• ISBN 13: 9780815702849
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 207
• Redattore: Estache Antonio
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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