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The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities

Conference held in St Antony's College, Oxford, on the 31st October 2014. Looking at the emerging middle class in Latin America

# Episode Title Description People Date
16 Closing Remarks Leigh Payne (University of Oxford) and Enrique García (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America) give closing remarks for the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Leigh Payne, Enrique García 18 Nov 2014
15 Closing plenary Miguel Castilla (Former Minister of Finance, Peru) gives the final plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Miguel Castilla, Enrique García 18 Nov 2014
14 Education reforms for the consolidation of the middle class Leonardo Garnier (University of Costa Rica) gives the third talk in the fourth plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Leonardo Garnier 18 Nov 2014
13 Education and the future of social mobility Christian Daude (OECD) gives the second talk in the fourth plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Christian Daude 18 Nov 2014
12 Political consequences of the new middle class Ludolfo Paramio (CESIC) gives the first talk in the fourth plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities. Ludolfo Paramio 18 Nov 2014
11 How sustainable is the growth of the new middle class? Introduction Leigh Payne (University of Oxford) introduces the fourth panel of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Leigh Payne 18 Nov 2014
10 Middle class-based elite: the Costa Rican experience Diego Sánchez-Ancochea (University of Oxford) gives the third talk in the third plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Diego Sánchez-Ancochea 18 Nov 2014
9 The middle class and insecurity in Latin America Pablo Sanguinetti (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America) gives the second talk in the third plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Pablo Sanguinetti 18 Nov 2014
8 Happiness, protests and the emerging middle class from a comparative perspective Carol Graham (Brookings Institution) gives the first talk in the third plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Carol Graham 18 Nov 2014
7 The impact of the middle class introduction Horst Grebe (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America) introduces the third plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Horst Grebe 18 Nov 2014
6 The experience of Brazil in comparative perspective Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida (CEBRAP) gives the third talk in the first plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida 18 Nov 2014
5 Mobility, vulnerability, and middle classes in Latin America Luis Felipe López-Calva (World Bank) gives the second talk in the second plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Luis Felipe López-Calva 18 Nov 2014
4 The growing (but vulnerable) middle class in Latin America Michael Penfold (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America) gives a talk for the second plenary of the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities Conference. Michael Penfold 18 Nov 2014
3 The emerging middle class: How many? Why? Introduction Guillermo Fernández de Soto (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America) introduces the second plenary for the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Guillermo Fernández de Soto 18 Nov 2014
2 Opening plenary. The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America Guillermo Perry (University of the Andes) gives the opening plenary for the The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities conference. Chaired by Timothy Power (Oxford). Guillermo Perry, Timothy Power 18 Nov 2014
1 Welcome panel Andrew Hamilton (University of Oxford), Enrique García (CAF-Development Bank of Latin America), Margaret MacMillan (St Antony’s College) introduce the Emerging Middle Class in Latin America Conference Andrew Hamilton, Enrique Garcia, Margaret MacMillan 17 Nov 2014