The middle class in Mozambique : the state and the politics of transformation in Southern Africa
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Bibliographic Information
The middle class in Mozambique : the state and the politics of transformation in Southern Africa
（International African library, 57）
International African Institute , Cambridge University Press, 2018
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In recent years, the growth of a middle class has been a key feature of the 'Africa Rising' narrative. Here, 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 classes attempt to reproduce their positions of privilege and highlighting the deep uncertain future that they face.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Origins
- 3. Asendance
- 4. Collapse
- 5. Democracy
- 6. Decay
- 7. 2016, concluding thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index.
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