Table of Content :ForewordAcknowledgementsPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsExecutive SummaryPART I. MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW-Introduction-The Global Crisis and the economies of Latin America-What is behind Latin America's Good Performance?-The balance sheet-Banking post crisis-Conclusion-Statistical annexPART II. HOW MIDDLE CLASS IN LATIN AMERICA?Chapter 1. Middle Sectors and Latin American Development-Identifying the Middle Sectors-A statistical portrait of Latin American Middle Sectors-Social mobility-Middle Sectors and Middle Classes-Conclusions-Statistical annexChapter 2. Social Protection and Labour Informality in the Middle Sectors-Setting the framework-Informality int he Middle Sectors-Pensions for all the Middle Secctors - Formal and Informal-Health Care for all?-Effective unemployment insurance-Conclusion-Statistical annexChapter 3. Education, Social Mobility and the Middle Sectors-Educational attainment of the middle sectors-Educational mobility-Social mobility and income inequality-Enrolment and social exclusion-Enhancing upward mobility-Statistical annexChapter 4. The Middle Sectors, Fiscal Policy and the Social Contract-Attitudes towards democracy and fiscal policy-Fiscal policy and the Latin Middle Sectors-The way forward-Methodological annex