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The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
Author(s) -
Resnick Danielle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3101
Subject(s) - middle class , conceptualization , politics , democratic consolidation , corporate governance , class (philosophy) , democracy , political science , consolidation (business) , development economics , political economy , sociology , law , economics , democratization , epistemology , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy , accounting
Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First, Zambia's middle class is less likely to vote or demonstrate but more distrusting of political institutions and more likely to oppose bridewealth. Secondly, the conceptualization of the middle class makes a difference depending on the outcome of interest, especially in Africa where correlates of class found elsewhere may not necessarily move in the same direction. Thirdly, the results suggest that the main difference is between wealthier Zambians and the poor instead of the middle class and everyone else. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.