(Middle-) Class Analysis in Africa: Does it Work?

Author:

Southall, Roger

Record type:

Journal article

Region:

Africa

Journal Title:

Review of African Political Economy

Source:

Review of African Political Economy, Volume 45 - Number 157 - September 2018, pp. 467-477

Subject:

INEQUALITY

MIDDLE CLASS

AFRICA

Abstract:

Recent interest in the growth of middle classes in Africa (and elsewhere) has been characterised by immense theoretical diversity. While this diversity indicates the complexity (and limitations) of class analysis, it remains important for the latter to be guided by the classic concerns around power, wealth and inequality which characterise radical debate.

Language:

English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2018.1482826

CITATION: Southall, Roger. (Middle-) Class Analysis in Africa: Does it Work? . : , . Review of African Political Economy, Volume 45 - Number 157 - September 2018, pp. 467-477 - Available at: http://library.au.int/middle-class-analysis-africa-does-it-work