Corrigendum to A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa (Development Southern Africa, (2013), 30, 2, (149-167), 10.1080/0376835X.2013.797224);A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-167

  Visagie, Justin ^a   Posel, Dorrit ^b  

^a Environmental Affairs and Tourism ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

income distribution; income strata; middle class; middle class affluence

Indexed keywords

CLASS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIFESTYLE; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84879541934     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.815455     Document Type: Erratum

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