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Africa and the Middle Class(es)

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  • Henning Melber

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Following a current trend, the UNDP's Human Development Report 2013 promoted the middle class(es) as an important new factor in development. The limitations of this category and its role in the context of Africa are at the core of this contribution.

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  • Henning Melber, 2013. "Africa and the Middle Class(es)," Africa Spectrum, Institute of African Affairs, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 48(3), pages 111-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:gig:afjour:v:48:y:2013:i:3:p:111-120
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    1. Wietzke, Frank-Borge, 2024. "Perceptions of social class in Africa. Results from a conjoint experiment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    2. Jonathan Silver & Simon Marvin, 2017. "Powering sub-Saharan Africa’s urban revolution: An energy transitions approach," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(4), pages 847-861, March.
    3. Clément, Matthieu & Rougier, Eric & Berrou, Jean-Philippe & Combarnous, François & Darbon, Dominique, 2022. "“What’s in the middle”: Scratching beneath the surface of the middle class(es) in Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Turkey and Vietnam," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).

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