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Development Southern Africa Volume 32, 2015 - Issue 1: South Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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The emergent middle class in contemporary South Africa: Examining and comparing rival approaches

Ronelle BurgerResearcher, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland7602, South Africa.Correspondence[email protected]
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Cindy Lee SteenekampResearch Fellow, Centre for International and Comparative Politics, Department of Political Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland7602, South Africa.
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Servaas van der BergProfessor, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland7602, South Africa.
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Asmus ZochResearcher, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland7602, South Africa.
Pages 25-40 | Published online: 06 Dec 2014

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