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The Capability Threshold : Re-Examining the Definition of the Middle Class in an Unequal Developing Country
Burger, Ronelle - 2017
In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955656
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The Capability Threshold : Re-Examining the Definition of the Middle Class in an Unequal Developing Country
Burger, Ronelle - 2015
In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011136
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A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class
López-Calva, Luis F.; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489736
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A Vulnerability Approach to the Definition of the Middle Class
Lopez-Calva, Luis F. - 2011
vulnerability to poverty. Following this approach the paper exploits panel data to determine the amount of comparable income … - associated with a low probability of falling into poverty - which could define the lower bound of the middle class. The paper … looks at absolute thresholds, challenging the view that people above the poverty line are actually part of the middle class …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395189
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A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class
López-Calva, Luis F.; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo - In: Journal of economic inequality 12 (2014) 1, pp. 23-47
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423391
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A Vulnerability Approach to the Definition of the Middle Class
López-Calva, Luis Felipe - 2017
vulnerability to poverty. Following this approach the paper exploits panel data to determine the amount of comparable income … -- associated with a low probability of falling into poverty -- which could define the lower bound of the middle class. The paper … looks at absolute thresholds, challenging the view that people above the poverty line are actually part of the middle class …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975568
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A Vulnerability Approach to the Definition of the Middle Class
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo - 2012
vulnerability to poverty. Following this approach the paper exploits panel data to determine the amount of comparable income … -- associated with a low probability of falling into poverty -- which could define the lower bound of the middle class. The paper … looks at absolute thresholds, challenging the view that people above the poverty line are actually part of the middle class …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012551401
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Inequalities in emerging economies : informing the policy dialogue on inclusive growth
Balestra, Carlotta; Llena-Nozal, Ana; Murtin, Fabrice; … - 2018
The paper describes inequality trends in selected emerging economies (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa) in a range of monetary (i.e. income) and non-monetary dimensions of people’s life (i.e. education, health status, employment and subjective well-being)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011991921
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Decomposing World Income Distribution : Does the World Have a Middle Class?
Milanovic, Branko; Yitzhaki, Shlomo - 2004
In Asia inequality in income between countries is more important than inequality within countries. In Africa, Latin America, and Western Europe and North America, by contrast, there are only small differences between countries; inequality within countries is more important. And when countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014137675
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The middle class in Emerging Asia : Champions for more inclusive societies?
Bonnet, Antoine - 2021
As Asian societies continue to undergo rapid economic transformation, income distribution and social stratification are set to change radically. A primary characteristic of this evolution is the emergence of wealthier Asian middle-income classes. While middle-income classes are a heterogeneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801150