The urban effects of the emerging middle class in the global south
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5697187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Rennie Short (0000-0001-7141-6626, University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Lina Martínez (0000-0002-5997-2264, Icesi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gec3.12484 |
| OpenAlex | W3000665975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 115 |
This article explores the implications of a growing middle-income population on the cities of the global South. The emergence of this group, situated between the poor and the very rich, long the standard binary categorization of understanding the global urban South, has important implications for physical reconfigurations and changing social structures. We discuss the reasons behind the rise of this middle-income category, note some of its characteristics and review its urban impacts. We focus on just three themes: new consumption patterns, housing markets and, urban politics. We contribute to broader theories of global urbanism by highlighting how an expanding middle-income-class are shaping and configuring a new urban realm in the global South
Categorization · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Global city · Global South · Middle class · Middle income · Political science · Politics · Population · Realm · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Urbanism · Demography · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban Studies · Architecture
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |