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Changes to Urban Society in Angola: From Limited to Multi-Criteria Stratification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2017

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Abstract:

This article examines the transformations to urban social stratification in Angola during the last decades. The analysis is centered on the indicators of social difference throughout these years: the racial criteria of the colonial times; the political precedence in the first years after independence; and the multi-criteria of the postwar period. Based on research conducted before and after the end of the civil war in 2002, the article explores the construction and reconfiguration of urban society today, providing evidence of increased social mobility—despite the poverty and deeper inequalities—and of the importance of economic and residential criteria.

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Cet article examine les transformations de la stratification sociale urbaine en Angola au cours des dernières décennies. L’analyse se concentre sur les indicateurs de la différence sociale durant ces années: les critères raciaux de l’époque coloniale; la prépondérance politique des premières années après l’indépendance; et les multicritères de l’après-guerre. Basé sur des recherches menées avant et après la fin de la guerre civile en 2002, cet article explore la construction et la reconfiguration de la société urbaine d’aujourd’hui, témoignant d’un accroissement de la mobilité sociale—malgré la prévalence de la pauvreté et des inégalités profondes—et de l’importance des critères économiques et résidentiels.

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Angolasocial stratificationurbansocial mobilityinequality
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African Studies Review , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , September 2017 , pp. 161 - 181
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2017 

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