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Africa’s expanding middle class
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:45:14
Publish Date: 2017-11-22 09:11:12
Description:

In this episode of Intersections, Haroon Bhorat, nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative, and Homi Kharas, interim vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development Program, discuss how the global trend of a rising middle class has played out in sub-Saharan Africa, whether a strong manufacturing sector is required for middle-class expansion, and the difference between reducing poverty and building economic security.

Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM 

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