Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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.
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Journal Special Issue Article | The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
Journal Special Issue Article | Matching Concepts With Measurement
Journal Special Issue Article | Varieties of Capitalists? The Middle–Class, Private Sector and Economic Outcomes in Africa
Journal Special Issue Article | The Rise of a Middle Class in East and Southern Africa
Journal Special Issue Article | “No Bourgeoisie, No Democracy”? The Political Attitudes of the Kenyan Middle Class
Journal Special Issue Article | South Africa's Emerging Black Middle Class
Journal Special Issue Article | The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
Journal Special Issue Article | Matching Concepts With Measurement
Journal Special Issue Article | Varieties of Capitalists? The Middle–Class, Private Sector and Economic Outcomes in Africa
Journal Special Issue Article | The Rise of a Middle Class in East and Southern Africa
Journal Special Issue Article | “No Bourgeoisie, No Democracy”? The Political Attitudes of the Kenyan Middle Class
Journal Special Issue Article | South Africa's Emerging Black Middle Class
Journal Special Issue Article | The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia