Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class

After decades of stagnation, the size of Latin America's middle class recently expanded to the point where, for the first time ever, the number of people in poverty is equal to the size of the middle class. This volume investigates the nature, determinants and possible consequences of this rema...

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Main Authors: Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Messina, Julian, Rigolini, Jamele, López-Calva, Luis-Felipe, Lugo, Maria Ana, Vakis, Renos
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11858