01000nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000230003624501190005926000280017830000100020652005900021658300180080694200130082499900170083720260716043836.0  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  cMmS6861  c55243d55243