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UNINA9910778023003321 |
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Titolo |
Stuck in the middle [[electronic resource] ] : is fiscal policy failing the middle class? / / Antonio Estache, Danny Leipziger, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13131-1 |
9786612131318 |
0-8157-0345-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EstacheAntonio |
LeipzigerDanny M |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fiscal policy |
Middle class - Government policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword -- Overview : fiscal policy, distribution, and the middle class / Antonio Estache and Danny Leipzinger -- Stylized facts on the middle class and the development process / AndreĢs Solimano -- The future of global income inequality / Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos, and Denis Medvedev -- The scope and limits of subsidies / Markus Goldstein and Antonio Estache -- Policies for lower global wealth inequality / James Davies -- Can happiness research help fiscal policy? / Carol Graham -- The politics of effective and sustainable redistribution / Evelyne Huber, Jennifer Pribble, and John D. Stephens -- Contributors. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Examines both economic and social public policy initiatives in its assertion that enhancing the welfare of people in developed and developing nations requires an explicit focus on the middle class"--Provided by publisher. |
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