The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects

This special issue introduction provides a historical perspective in order to contextualize the political economy of Africa's emergent middle class. In doing so, three overarching research questions are discussed to better understand the middle class' transformative potential. First, who constitute...

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Autor principal: Resnick, Danielle
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150412
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description This special issue introduction provides a historical perspective in order to contextualize the political economy of Africa's emergent middle class. In doing so, three overarching research questions are discussed to better understand the middle class' transformative potential. First, who constitute Africa's middle class and how has this concept changed over time? Second, what dynamics explain the growth of this group? Third, what are the implications of the middle class for good governance and pro‐poor policies? The contributions of each of the articles in the special issue to answering these specific questions for Africa's contemporary middle class are then briefly discussed. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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spelling CGSpace1504122024-11-15T08:52:34Z The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects Resnick, Danielle political economy transformation measurement democracy middle classes This special issue introduction provides a historical perspective in order to contextualize the political economy of Africa's emergent middle class. In doing so, three overarching research questions are discussed to better understand the middle class' transformative potential. First, who constitute Africa's middle class and how has this concept changed over time? Second, what dynamics explain the growth of this group? Third, what are the implications of the middle class for good governance and pro‐poor policies? The contributions of each of the articles in the special issue to answering these specific questions for Africa's contemporary middle class are then briefly discussed. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2015-07-24 2024-08-01T02:51:45Z 2024-08-01T02:51:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150412 en Open Access Wiley Resnick, Danielle. 2015. The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects. Journal of International Development 27(5): 573 - 587. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3110
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The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects
title The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects
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title_fullStr The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects
title_full_unstemmed The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects
title_short The political economy of Africa's emergent middle class: Retrospect and prospects
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topic political economy
transformation
measurement
democracy
middle classes
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