What Does the Middle Class Refer To?

Zoya Nissanov ()
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Zoya Nissanov: Ariel University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition, 2017, pp 1-8 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Middle Class; Income Distribution; Purchase Power Parity; Purchase Power Parity; Income Share (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51094-1_1

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