00917nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002300019245011900042260002800161300001000189520059000199583001800789  a11.02.05 S6861  aSolimano, Andrés  aAsset accumulation by the middle class and the poor in Latin America : political economy and governance dimensions  bCEPALaSantiagoCLc2006  a27 p.  aHighlights the role that asset accumulation by the middle class and the poor can play in fostering a degree of economic autonomy of the non-rich, in improving wealth distribution and in enhancing political stability as in a society with a wider pattern of ownership of assets, citizens are less prone to support destabilizing policies, either populist or authoritarian.  Identifies some priority areas for new policies that protect growth, strengthen the middle class, promote asset building and ultimately, strengthen democracy by giving citizens a stake in the asset base of society.  c10/4/07kJOYD