Nov 1, 2023 · Homi Kharas delivers good news: in just two centuries, the world has moved from abject poverty to a middle class that includes half the world’s people. And further rapid …

In this book, Homi Kharas traces how economic theory influenced by the ancient Greek idea of the good life has informed policies that have brought billions of people into the global middle …

Jan 22, 2024 · As the global middle class takes center stage in a world grappling with shifting geopolitics, the transformative power of AI, and pressing environmental concerns in the hottest …

In his new book Homi Kharas looks at how this powerful dream captivated generations through history, but its demands have led younger generations to ask if it is all worth it.

Nov 1, 2023 · Kharas proposes a new middle-class manifesto that addresses the pressing issues of inequality, climate change, and technological advances. “Homi Kharas delivers good news: …

Jul 17, 2024 · After 2014, “Indians started to enter the global middle class in a big way,” Kharas said. Now, half of the world’s population is considered middle class, and Kharas predicted …

Dec 12, 2023 · Arguably the single most important economic development of the last half century has been the rise of the global middle class: over four billion individuals who are neither …

Jul 16, 2024 · Homi Kharas is a senior fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings Institution; there, he studies …

Nov 1, 2023 · Homi Kharas delivers good news: in just two centuries, the world has moved from abject poverty to a middle class that includes half the world’s people. And further rapid …

In this week’s books Q&A, economist Homi Kharas explains what that means. The growth of the global middle class is the “biggest economic megatrend of our day,” says Homi Kharas, author …