The middle class throughout the world in the Mid-2000s

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 243-262

  Pressman, Steven ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Middle class; Redistributive policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950647868     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624440112     Document Type: Article

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