Sustainable Consumption in the Global South Middle Classes and AgriFood Ethics in Brazil, China and South Africa: Trends Practices and Influences

TY - BOOK

T1 - Sustainable Consumption in the Global South Middle Classes and AgriFood Ethics in Brazil, China and South Africa

T2 - Trends Practices and Influences

AU - Doherty, Bob

PY - 2022/1/10

Y1 - 2022/1/10

N2 - This research was funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council andconducted between 2018 and 2021. It places the spotlight on the growing middleclasses in the global South and, given their increasing spending power, issues ofethics and sustainability regarding their food consumption choices, values, andpractices. The burgeoning global middle classes suggest that consumption in theglobal South, the values it expresses, the changing food cultures and consequentenvironmental pressures are becoming ever more relevant and in need of criticalresearch. The study identifies the current and potential roles of consumption inthe global South in terms of addressing major global sustainability challenges inthe food sector. It examines these issues in Brazil, China, and South Africa, offeringcomparisons of the potential of different drivers of sustainability in particularpolitical, commercial and cultural settings. The cities of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,Guangzhou in China, and Johannesburg in South Africa are used as case studies

AB - This research was funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council andconducted between 2018 and 2021. It places the spotlight on the growing middleclasses in the global South and, given their increasing spending power, issues ofethics and sustainability regarding their food consumption choices, values, andpractices. The burgeoning global middle classes suggest that consumption in theglobal South, the values it expresses, the changing food cultures and consequentenvironmental pressures are becoming ever more relevant and in need of criticalresearch. The study identifies the current and potential roles of consumption inthe global South in terms of addressing major global sustainability challenges inthe food sector. It examines these issues in Brazil, China, and South Africa, offeringcomparisons of the potential of different drivers of sustainability in particularpolitical, commercial and cultural settings. The cities of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,Guangzhou in China, and Johannesburg in South Africa are used as case studies

M3 - Other report

BT - Sustainable Consumption in the Global South Middle Classes and AgriFood Ethics in Brazil, China and South Africa

PB - University of Newcastle

ER -