is fiscal policy failing the middle class? Estache, Antonio. Leipziger, Danny M. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C Brookings Institution Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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viii, 199 p. : ill. "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"--Provided by publisher. Foreword -- Overview : fiscal policy, distribution, and the middle class / Antonio Estache and Danny Leipzinger -- Stylized facts on the middle class and the development process / Andr�es Solimano -- The future of global income inequality / Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos, and Denis Medvedev -- The scope and limits of subsidies / Markus Goldstein and Antonio Estache -- Policies for lower global wealth inequality / James Davies -- Can happiness research help fiscal policy? / Carol Graham -- The politics of effective and sustainable redistribution / Evelyne Huber, Jennifer Pribble, and John D. Stephens -- Contributors. Antonio Estache, Danny Leipziger, editors. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Fiscal policy Case studies Middle class Government policy Case studies HJ192.5 .S78 2009eb 339.5/2 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338442 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338442 CaPaEBR 090112 ebr10338442