Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes : Social Policy, Informality, and Economic Growth in Mexico /

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"Argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to poverty and little growth. Proposes converting the existing social security system into universal social entitlements. Advocates eliminating wage-based social security contributions and raising consumption taxes on higher-incom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levy, Santiago
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social policy.
Social conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Mexico.
Mexique > Conditions sociales > 1970-
Mexico > Social conditions > 1970-
Mexico > Social policy.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Institutions, workers and social programs
  • Formality and informality
  • Workers' valuation of social programs
  • Social programs and poor workers
  • Mobility of workers in the labor market
  • Social programs, welfare and productivity
  • Productivity and illegal firms
  • Investment growth under informality
  • Social programs and the fiscal accounts
  • Can social policy increase welfare and growth?

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