Is there a future for the middle class in the western Balkans?
Using the example of the Balkan countries, the article examines a common problem for many countries: the gradual disappearance of the middle class. The protracted economic crisis of 2008 and the pandemic that broke out in 2020 dealt a crushing blow to the middle class in the countries that emerged in the post - Yugoslav space, causing further enrichment of the rich and impoverishment of most of the population. The article attempts to trace the development of this process and the consequences that it can cause.