Information on "Social Classes"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Trade, Education, and The Shrinking Middle Class
Author: Emily Blanchard, Gerald Willmann
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The authors in this paper develop and utilize a model of trade and education to show the effect of trade liberalization on skill acquisition. More on «Trade, Education, and The Shrinking Middle Class» -
Feb 2013
Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability
Author: Huma Yusuf
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This brief addresses the situation in Pakistan in the wake of a protest march and sit-in led by cleric Tahirul Qadri in Islamabad in January 2013. More on «Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability»
November 2012
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22 Nov 2012
India-China Cooperation For Global Good
Author: SR Nathan, Gopinath Pillai
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This transcript of a speech by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong sheds light on the future of China and India as rising powers. More on «India-China Cooperation For Global Good»
October 2012
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15 Oct 2012
Wie Kleinbauern ihre Ernährung selbst sichern können
Author: Susanne Neubert
Publisher: German Development Institute
Auch am diesjährigen Welternährungstag liegt die Zahl der Hungernden immer noch bei rund einer Milliarde Menschen. More on «Wie Kleinbauern ihre Ernährung selbst sichern können» -
Oct 2012
The Buoyant Billions: How “Middle Class” Are the New Middle Classes in Developing Countries? (And Why Does It Matter?)
Author: Andy Sumner
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper outlines indicative data on trends relating to poverty and the non-poor by different expenditure groups throughout the World. More on «The Buoyant Billions: How “Middle Class” Are the New Middle Classes in Developing Countries? (And Why Does It Matter?)»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
A Note on the Middle Class in Latin America
Author: Nancy Birdsall
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper sets out basic information on the middle class in eight Latin American countries over the last two decades. More on «A Note on the Middle Class in Latin America»
March 2012
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12 Mar 2012
Healthy and Active Ageing
Author: Annika Ahtonen
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
In this brief the author stresses that ignoring Europe's demographic challenges will make neither disappear nor transform overstretched public budgets into sustainable sources of funding for ageing societies. More on «Healthy and Active Ageing»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?
Author: Luis F Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this paper the authors investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. More on «Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?» -
2012
History Repeats? The Rise of the New Middle Classes in the Developing World
Author: Mark Furness, Imme Scholz, Alejandro Guarin
Publisher: German Development Institute
As the "new middle classes" in the developing world grow, they could become forces for political, economic and social change both domestically and globally. More on «History Repeats? The Rise of the New Middle Classes in the Developing World»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Education Policy and Welfare Regimes in OECD Countries
Author: Miroslav Beblavý, Anna-Elisabeth Thum, Marcela Veselkova
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
In this paper the authors look at which OECD countries deliberately attempt to reproduce social stratification through educational policies, and which countries put greater emphasis on intervening in the stratification process. More on «Education Policy and Welfare Regimes in OECD Countries»
