A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class (English)

Measurement of the middle class has recently come to the center of policy debate in middle-income countries as they search for the potential engines of growth and good governance. This debate assumes, first, that there is a meaningful definition of class, and second, that thresholds that define relatively homogeneous groups in terms of pre-determined sociological characteristics can be found empirically. This paper aims at proposing a view of the...

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Lopez-Calva, Luis F.;

Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo;
Document Date
2011/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5902
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico, Chile, Peru,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2011/12/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class
Keywords
middle class

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Lopez-Calva, Luis F.; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo.

A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5902 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553321468297271070

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