Consumption and Vietnam’s New Middle Classes Societal Transformations and Everyday Life

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hansen, Arve
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Consumption and Public Life
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Consumption, Societal Transformations And Everyday Life In Vietnam
  • 2. Consumption Transformed: Đổi Mới, New Middle Classes And The Construction Of Consumer Socialism
  • 3. Reflexive Individuals And The Political Economy Of Everyday Practices: Theorising Consumption And Capitalist Development
  • 4. Wheels Of Change: Motorbikes, Cars And Capitalism
  • 5. Food Transformations, Food Cultures And Food Practices In The Socialist Market Economy
  • 6. Đổi Mới And The Meatification Of Everyday Food Practices
  • 7. Electrifying Development: Consumption Booms And Household Energy Demand
  • 8. Conclusions: Consumption, Sustainability And The Political Economy Of Consumer Socialism