Publication

Jan 2012

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. Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth.

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Author Luis F Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche
Series CGD Working Papers
Issue 286
Publisher Center for Global Development (CGD)
Copyright © 2012 Center for Global Development (CGD)
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