Latin America’s Surging Middle Classes: Are they Really a Force for Change?

On Wednesday, November 14th the Center for Global Development will host an event focused on the rise of the Latin American Middle Class.

Event Summary: Latin America’s emerging middle class, defined as those unlikely to fall back into poverty, has grown by 50% in recent years and now includes one of every three people on the continent, roughly equal to the number of people who remain poor. A new World Bank study finds many potential benefits from this surging middle class but cautions that these benefits can only be fully realized if countries can strike a new social contract that links middle class interests to the inclusion of those left behind. The event will include presentation of the report’s key findings and a panel discussion with some of the leading experts on the region’s middle classes.

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