Against naive materialism: culture, consumption and the causes of inequality

被引:7
作者
Rosenbaum, EF [1 ]
机构
[1] European Univ Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1093/cje/23.3.317
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Economic orthodoxy is narrowly materialistic in that it largely neglects the cultural significance of commodities. Taking as its starting point Sen's work on capabilities, the paper examines modern consumer theory and argues that consumption is an inherently complex activity that requires considerable knowledge and expertise and which cannot be adequately understood from an individualist point of view. It is argued that interpersonal comparisons are consequently more complicated than is suggested in Sen's work on capabilities, and that an inquiry into the cultural aspects of consumption encourages a reappraisal of the role of preferences and sheds light on the deeper causes of inequality.
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页码:317 / 336
页数:20
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