Most CEOs recognize they have a stake in building the middle class in regions where they do business: 86% say businesses have significant influence on enlarging the middle class of which 29% ‘strongly agree.’
They believe the most direct route to increasing the ranks of the middle class—and by doing so, reducing inequality—is improving education at all levels.
Other high-ranking levers include: improved transport links, incentivizing savings, expanded access to healthcare, and more reliable delivery of power and electricity.
The great success against poverty is emboldening people to do more.