000 00970nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a11.02.05 S6861
100 _aSolimano, Andrés
245 _aAsset accumulation by the middle class and the poor in Latin America : political economy and governance dimensions
260 _bCEPAL
_aSantiagoCL
_c2006
300 _a27 p.
520 _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.
583 _c10/4/07
_kJOYD
942 _cM
_mS6861
999 _c31915
_d31915