Consumption, Globalization and Development

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: CONSUMPTION THEORY AND THE WELFARE EFFECTS ON GLOBALIZATION Globalization, Preference Change and Consumer Welfare in Developing Countries Globalization, Conspicuous Consumption and the International Demonstration Effect Reconsidered From Global Products to Individual Functionings: Medicinal Drugs in Developing Countries Do Consumers in Developing Countries Gain or Lose from Globalization? PART II: COUNTERVAILING INFLUENCES OVER PATTERNS OF GLOBAL CONSUMPTION Can Appropriate Products Capture Mass Markets in a Globalizing World? A Case Study from India Cultural Advantage Reversal: The Case of Telenovelas in Brazil Globalization and the Potential for Social Marketing in Developing Countries Index