The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia

Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First, Zambia's middle class is less likely to vote or demonstrate but more distrusting of political institutions and more likely to op...

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Main Author: Resnick, Danielle
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150397
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description Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First, Zambia's middle class is less likely to vote or demonstrate but more distrusting of political institutions and more likely to oppose bridewealth. Secondly, the conceptualization of the middle class makes a difference depending on the outcome of interest, especially in Africa where correlates of class found elsewhere may not necessarily move in the same direction. Thirdly, the results suggest that the main difference is between wealthier Zambians and the poor instead of the middle class and everyone else. © 2015 The Authors.Journal of International Developmentpublished by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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spelling CGSpace1503972024-10-25T07:58:12Z The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia Resnick, Danielle agricultural policies middle classes governance Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First, Zambia's middle class is less likely to vote or demonstrate but more distrusting of political institutions and more likely to oppose bridewealth. Secondly, the conceptualization of the middle class makes a difference depending on the outcome of interest, especially in Africa where correlates of class found elsewhere may not necessarily move in the same direction. Thirdly, the results suggest that the main difference is between wealthier Zambians and the poor instead of the middle class and everyone else. © 2015 The Authors.Journal of International Developmentpublished by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2015-10-30 2024-08-01T02:51:41Z 2024-08-01T02:51:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150397 en Open Access Wiley Resnick, Danielle. 2015. The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia. Journal of International Development Special Issue: The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class. 27(5): 693–715. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3101
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title The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
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