Stuck in the Middle

<DIV><P><I>Stuck in the Middle</I> examines both economic and social public policy initiatives in its assertion that enhancing the welfare of people in developed and developing nations requires an explicit focus on the middle class.</P><P>Contents</P><P>Foreword</P><P>1. Overview: Fiscal Policy Distribution and the Middle Class</P><P>2. Stylized Facts on the Middle Class and the Development Process</P><P>3. The Future of Global Income Inequality</P><P>4. The Scope and Limits of Subsidies</P><P>5. Policies for Lower Global Wealth Inequality</P><P>6. Can Happiness Research Help Fiscal Policy?</P><P>7. The Politics of Effective and Sustainable Redistribution</P></DIV>