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Africa and the Middle Class(es)

Henning Melber (henning.melber@dhf.uu.se)

Africa Spectrum, 2013, vol. 48, issue 3, 111-120

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Africa; development; middle class; United Nations Development Programme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-11
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