The changing middle classes
The changing middle classes. Laurie Taylor looks at the rise of the Chinese middle class as well as the evolution of the African American middle class.
The global middle classes: How is the middle class expanding, changing or shrinking in different contexts? Laurie Taylor looks at the rise of the Chinese middle class, as well as the evolution of the African American middle class. He's joined by Bart Landry, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland and Ying Miao, Lecturer in Politics at Aston University.
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Ying Miao, Being Middle Class in China - Identity, Attitudes and Behaviour, (Routledge, 2017)
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