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UNINA9910778022503321 |
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Autore |
Levy Santiago |
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Titolo |
Good intentions, bad outcomes [[electronic resource] ] : social policy, informality, and economic growth in Mexico / / Santiago Levy |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13132-X |
9786612131325 |
0-8157-0163-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mexico Social policy |
Mexico Social conditions 1970- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-347) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Institutions, Workers, and Social Programs; Formality and Informality; Workers' Valuation of Social Programs; Social Programs and Poor Workers; Mobility of Workers in the Labor Market; Social Programs, Welfare, and Productivity; Productivity and Illegal Firms; Investment and Growth under Informality; Social Programs and the Fiscal Accounts; Can Social Policy Increase Welfare and Growth; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Appendix 7; Appendix 8; Appendix 9; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to poverty and little growth. Proposes converting the existing social security system into universal social entitlements. Advocates eliminating wage-based social security contributions and raising consumption taxes on higher-income households to increase the rate of GDP growth, reduce inequality, and improve benefits for workers"--Provided by publisher. |
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