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What Does the Middle Class Refer To?

In: Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition

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  • Zoya Nissanov

    (Ariel University)

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This chapter presents a survey of the economic and sociological literature on the middle class and reviews the various definitions which have been proposed to characterize the middle class. It also discusses the potential link between a strong middle class and sustained economic growth. The chapter ends with a brief review of the literature on the middle class in Russia during the transition period.

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  • Zoya Nissanov, 2017. "What Does the Middle Class Refer To?," Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, in: Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition, chapter 0, pages 1-8, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:esichp:978-3-319-51094-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51094-1_1
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    1. Tetiana L Mostenska & Tetiana G Mostenska & Eduard Yurii & Zoltán Lakner & László Vasa, 2022. "Economic affordability of food as a component of the economic security of Ukraine," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(3), pages 1-21, March.

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