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Is There Such Thing As Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorTorche, Florencia
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Calva, Luis F.
dc.contributor.authorRigolini, Jamele
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:03Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:03Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-01
dc.description.abstractMiddle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. This paper investigates the relation between class (measured by position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. The analysis finds that both a continuous measure of income and categorical measures of income-based class are robustly associated with values. Both income and class tend to display a similar association to values and political orientations as education, although differences persist in some important dimensions. Overall, there is no strong evidence of any "middle class particularism": values appear to gradually shift with income, and middle class values are between the ones of poorer and richer classes. If any, the only peculiarity of middle class values is moderation. The analysis also finds changes in values across countries to be of much larger magnitude than the ones dictated by income, education, and individual characteristics, suggesting that individual values vary primarily within bounds dictated by each society.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3641
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5874
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectALIENATION
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectCIVIC ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DUMMIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EFFECTS
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIFFERENCES IN INCOME
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STUDIES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL MODEL
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFREE MARKETS
dc.subjectFRIENDS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGROWTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHETEROSKEDASTICITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLOG INCOME
dc.subjectLOWER CLASS
dc.subjectM1
dc.subjectM2
dc.subjectM3
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMIDDLE CLASS
dc.subjectMIDDLE CLASSES
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectREGRESSION RESULTS
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE POSITION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASSES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectUPPER CLASS
dc.subjectUPPER CLASSES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleIs There Such Thing As Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin Americaen
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okr.crossref.titleIs There Such Thing as Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin America
okr.date.disclosure2011-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:06:59.897859Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid200051468089381583
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5874
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20111108082238
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15456654
okr.identifier.reportWPS5874
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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