Building a Large and Sustainable Global Middle Class

Building a large and sustainable global middle class is the key to both international political stability and world economic growth in the decades ahead. More than 60 developing countries have the potential to become affluent, middle-class societies over the next two decades, providing expanded markets for world goods and services while strengthening the foundations for a peaceful and stable world order. By undertaking a series of region-specific studies, the Global Middle Class Program identifies and promotes the main elements of a new international economic strategy that enables emerging economies to evolve into successful, middle-class societies.

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