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Social and Economic Development

By: Dominique Bouchet
In: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture
Edited by: Dale Southerton
Subject:Sociology of Consumption, Consumer Psychology, Consumer Culture
Keywords:consumption; economic development; economic growth; economists; social and economic development; social development; social situation

There is no natural or rational definition of what consumption is about and how and where social and economic development should take place. Our contemporary conception of consumption and the way it functions today in different parts of the world for different groups of people is the result of many practical and political choices that were made over time. One of the most influential choices was the institution of political economy, one of the core ideas of which was to link social and economic development.

The Myth of Progress

This link happened in Europe where, starting from the Middle Ages, growing attention was given to improving the material life of the masses and making better use of human labor. Gradually, political powers took a keen interest in ...

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  Bouchet, D. (2011). Social and economic development. In D. Southerton (Ed.), Encyclopedia of consumer culture (Vol. 1, pp. 1306-1310). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994248.n491
  
  Bouchet, Dominique. "Social and Economic Development." In Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture, edited by Southerton, Dale, 1306-10. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994248.n491.
  
  Bouchet, D. 2011. Social and Economic Development. In: Dale Southerton Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1306-1310 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994248.n491> [Accessed 16 May 2021].
  
  Bouchet, Dominique. "Social and Economic Development." Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture. Edited by Dale Southerton. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 1306-10. SAGE Knowledge. 16 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994248.n491.
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