We Forgot the Middle Class : Inequality Underestimation in a Changing Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

The creation of national middle classes and the changes in consumption patterns in many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries suggest reconsidering the way welfare and consequently inequality is typically measured. Using only consumption to measure welfare can lead to an important loss of information regarding the real welfare of the top 10-20 percent of the welfare distribution that is generally referred as 'middle class' in these countries. This paper...

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Clementi,Fabio;

Dabalen,Andrew L.;

Molini,Vasco;

Schettino,Francesco;
Document Date
2020/01/11
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
145808
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/02/07
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
We Forgot the Middle Class : Inequality Underestimation in a Changing Sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
middle class

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Clementi,Fabio; Dabalen,Andrew L.; Molini,Vasco; Schettino,Francesco.

We Forgot the Middle Class : Inequality Underestimation in a Changing Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Author accepted manuscript Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474321581054205059

We Forgot the Middle Class : Inequality Underestimation in a Changing Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

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