TY  - GEN
AB  - This book studies the dramatic changes in consumption patterns in Vietnam the past decades, combining a focus on everyday practices and societal transformations. Zooming in on the new urban middle classes, and through in-depth case studies in the realms of mobility, food and energy, the book brings new insights to some of the most urgent global sustainability challenges. Based on a decade of research in Vietnam, the book aims to contribute to better understanding one of the most fascinating development success stories in the world. It introduces the term consumer socialism to analyse some of the contradictions embedded in the socialist market economy. Simultaneously, the book aims to contribute to strengthening consumption research in and on emerging economies, and for this purpose develops a theoretical approach combining social practice theory and political economy. Arve Hansen is a researcher at Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, where he leads the centres research on consumption and energy and the Norwegian Network for Asian Studies. His research focuses on consumption and sustainability and the political economy of everyday practices, with a particular interest in Vietnam where he has worked for more than a decade.
AU  - Hansen, Arve.
CN  - HB801
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-031-14167-6
DO  - doi
ID  - 1451262
KW  - Consumption (Economics)
KW  - Middle class
KW  - City dwellers
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-14167-6
N1  - Includes index.
N2  - This book studies the dramatic changes in consumption patterns in Vietnam the past decades, combining a focus on everyday practices and societal transformations. Zooming in on the new urban middle classes, and through in-depth case studies in the realms of mobility, food and energy, the book brings new insights to some of the most urgent global sustainability challenges. Based on a decade of research in Vietnam, the book aims to contribute to better understanding one of the most fascinating development success stories in the world. It introduces the term consumer socialism to analyse some of the contradictions embedded in the socialist market economy. Simultaneously, the book aims to contribute to strengthening consumption research in and on emerging economies, and for this purpose develops a theoretical approach combining social practice theory and political economy. Arve Hansen is a researcher at Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, where he leads the centres research on consumption and energy and the Norwegian Network for Asian Studies. His research focuses on consumption and sustainability and the political economy of everyday practices, with a particular interest in Vietnam where he has worked for more than a decade.
SN  - 9783031141676
SN  - 3031141679
T1  - Consumption and Vietnam's new middle classes :societal transformations and everyday life /
TI  - Consumption and Vietnam's new middle classes :societal transformations and everyday life /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-14167-6
ER  -