02665nam 2200553 a 450 991077802250332120200520144314.01-282-13132-X97866121313250-8157-0163-2(CKB)1000000000785844(EBL)472723(OCoLC)503441872(SSID)ssj0000164474(PQKBManifestationID)11156322(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164474(PQKBWorkID)10120558(PQKB)10739293(MdBmJHUP)muse35305(Au-PeEL)EBL472723(CaPaEBR)ebr10338452(CaONFJC)MIL213132(MiAaPQ)EBC472723(EXLCZ)99100000000078584420080207d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGood intentions, bad outcomes[electronic resource] social policy, informality, and economic growth in Mexico /Santiago LevyWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20081 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-5219-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-347) and index.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"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.MexicoSocial policyMexicoSocial conditions1970-331.10972Levy Santiago1502249MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778022503321Good intentions, bad outcomes3867216UNINA