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Inequality, Labour Market and Income Distribution in Portugal: What is Happening with Middle Classes?

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  • Pilar González
  • António Figueiredo

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La relativa arretratezza dell'economia portoghese costituisce un utile punto di partenza per rivisitare il ruolo delle classi medie nei processi di cambiamento. Facendo uso di una caratterizzazione precipuamente economica delle classi medie, la nostra analisi evidenzia che, in Portogallo, le classi a medio reddito hanno mostrato in tempi recenti una sostanziale resilienza in termini di capacità di accesso a una quota crescente del reddito nazionale (tendenza che si è interrotta dall'inizio della crisi). Tutto ciò sembra confutare l'opinione diffusa secondo la quale l'attuale crisi stia colpendo le classi medie in modo più significativo rispetto alle altri classi. Tuttavia, si dimostra che i cambiamenti riguardanti le classi medie rappresentano solo un aspetto della storia di un Paese che, trent'anni dopo l'ingresso nell'UE, resta caratterizzato da una traiettoria di basso reddito nonché da un impoverimento crescente come effetto della recente crisi.

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  • Pilar González & António Figueiredo, 2016. "Inequality, Labour Market and Income Distribution in Portugal: What is Happening with Middle Classes?," Economia & lavoro, Carocci editore, issue 2, pages 43-58.
  • Handle: RePEc:caq:j950ix:doi:10.7384/84402:y:2016:i:2:p:43-58
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