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dc.titleThe Latin American Middle Class: Fragile After All?
dc.contributor.authorCastellani, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorParent, Gwenn
dc.contributor.authorZenteno, Jannet
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Andean Group
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2014-12-12T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-12-04T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper joins in the debate on the size of the middle class in Latin America, providing an analysis of its structure and characteristics. Using several measurements, it finds that 40-60 percent of Latin American households are middle class, a share which has consolidated over the past decade. The analysis reveals that gender, age, and education are associated with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income group still faces deficits in crucial dimensions of well-being, such as education, job formality, and health care, which are generally associated with being middle class. The analysis reveals the fragility of this emerging group in the region.
dc.format.extent26
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011664
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Latin-American-Middle-Class-Fragile-After-All.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectIncome, Consumption and Saving
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectEducational Attainment
dc.subject.jelcodeD - Microeconomics
dc.subject.jelcodeI - Health, Education, and Welfare
dc.subject.keywordsMiddle class
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-T1989;RG-T1924
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