ISBN:
9781108472883
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9781108460712
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1108472885
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1108460712
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 174 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
International African library 57
Series Statement:
International African library
DDC:
305.5/509679
Keywords:
Middle class
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Middle class Mozambique
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Economic history
;
Middle class
;
Politics and government
;
Social conditions
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Gesellschaft
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Entwicklung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Lebensstandard
;
Mozambique Economic conditions 21st century
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Mozambique Social conditions 21st century
;
Mozambique Politics and government 21st century
;
Mozambique Economic conditions
;
21st century
;
Mozambique Social conditions
;
21st century
;
Mozambique Politics and government
;
21st century
;
Mozambique
;
Moçambique
Abstract:
In recent years, the growth of a middle class has been a key feature of the 'Africa Rising' narrative. Here, Jason Sumich explores the formation of this middle class in Mozambique, answering questions about the basis of the class system and the social order that gives rise to it. Drawing extensively on his fieldwork, Sumich argues that power and status in dominant party states like Mozambique derives more from the ability to access resources, rather than from direct control of the means of production. By considering the role of the state, he shows how the Mozambican middle class can both be bound to a system they benefit from and alienated from it at the same time, as well as exploring the ways in which the middle classe attempts to reproduce its positions of privilege and highlighting the deeply uncertain future that it faces. --- Book description
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction
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Origins
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Ascendance, 1974-83
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Collapse, 1983-92
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Democratisation, 1992-2004
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Decay, 2005-15
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Concluding thoughts, 2016
DOI:
10.1017/9781108659659
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