Information on "Social Statistics" and "Political Regions"
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?
Author: Luis F Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this paper the authors investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. More on «Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?»
May 2009
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May 2009
Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Robert Mattes, Michael Bratton
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This publication introduces the concept of 'lived poverty', and uses it to assess the extent to which Sub-Saharan Africa's record of economic growth has made material differences in the lives of ordinary Africans in 10 countries. More on «Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa»
