Introduction / Mthuli Ncube . - 1 The Dynamics of the middle class in Africa / Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Maurice Mubila and Mohamed Safouane Ben Aïssa . - 2 The political economy of the African middle class / Michael Lofchie . - 3 Consumption patterns / Oliver J.M Chinganya, Mary Strode, Lee...

The global financial crisis and the subsequent uneven recovery have underscored the need for Africa's resilience to output and other shocks originated in the rest of the world. A comparison of two regional economic communities - the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Customs...