The New Middle Classes Globalizing Lifestyles, Consumerism and Environmental Concern /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Meier, Lars (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lange, Hellmuth (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Geography.; Sustainable development.; Sociology.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Social Sciences, general.; Sociology, general.; Sustainable Development.; Human Geography.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Geography, general.

The new middle classes of developing countries are held responsible for boosting extremely resource-intensive lifestyles beyond the OECD-world thus thwarting ongoing efforts to attain a more sustainable future. But how homogeneous are their consumption patterns and why should not globalization inclu...

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• Provider Strategies and the Greening of Consumption Practices: Exploring the Role of Companies in Sustainable Consumption
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• New Middle Classes in China, Brazil, Ecuador and Israel
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• New Middle Classes in India
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