Good intentions, bad outcomes : social policy, informality, and economic growth in Mexico / Santiago Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Santiago.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Social policy.

Mexico.

Mexico--Social conditions--1970-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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-income households to increase the rate of GDP growth, reduce inequality, and improve benefits for workers"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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 and Growth under Informality; Social Programs and the Fiscal Accounts; Can Social Policy Increase Welfare and Growth; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Appendix 7; Appendix 8; Appendix 9; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-347) and index.

ISBN:

9786612131325

9781282131323

128213132X

9780815701637

0815701632

OCLC:

503441872