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

Stuck in the Middle: Is Fiscal Policy Failing the Middle Class?
ISBN-10
0815703457
ISBN-13
9780815703457
Series
Stuck in the Middle
Category
Political Science
Pages
199
Language
English
Published
2009-10-01
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Authors
Antonio Estache, Danny Leipziger

Description

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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