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100 1 0 _aDarbon, Dominique
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245 0 0 _aThe Middle Class(es) in the Literature
260 _c2013.
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520 _aOwing to their heterogeneity, the various intermediate socioeconomic groups are defined by default as “neither really poor, nor really wealthy.” The vast literature devoted to the study of the middle class(es) shows that, in Africa, there is no systematic or automatic effect to be expected from this category as such. It is a crucial research subject nonetheless, because it not only reveals new social dynamics that impact the economy and politics, but it also permanently transforms our way of conceptualizing development and aid in the continent.
690 _aprosperity
690 _asocial prestige
690 _aprofessional occupation
690 _aSub-Saharan Africa
690 _apoverty
690 _amiddle class
690 _apolitical system
786 0 _nAfrique contemporaine | o 244 | 4 | 2013-02-21 | p. 33-51 | 0002-0478
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-afrique-contemporaine1-2012-4-page-33?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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