Squeezed and Angry: How to Fix the Middle-Class Crisis

January 18, 2017
09:00–10:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Poor employment prospects and low-income growth in many developed economies have laid the groundwork for the rise of populism. Did policy-makers ignore these trends or do too little to redress them? What can be done to restore growth in the middle class and confidence in the future? This session was developed in partnership with Bloomberg. This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and the...
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