02228nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020003500150040002100185035002100206050002500227082001600252245013900268260006100407300002500468504005100493505063600544520022701180533015201407650003301559650005101592655002901643700002201672700002401694710001701718856012601735999001701861ebr10338442CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090112s2009    dcua    sb    001 0 eng    z  2009000818  z9780815702849 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z0815702841 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)43051160814aHJ192.5b.S78 2009eb04a339.5/222200aStuck in the middleh[electronic resource] :bis fiscal policy failing the middle class? /cAntonio Estache, Danny Leipziger, editors.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2009.  aviii, 199 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aForeword -- 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.  a"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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFiscal policyvCase studies. 0aMiddle classxGovernment policyvCase studies. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aEstache, Antonio.1 aLeipziger, Danny M.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338442zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c47713d47713