processes and institutions
type: Concept
narrower: collective consumption

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: collective consumption

collective consumption
definition: Collective consumption draws a distinction between those goods and services provisioned and consumed primarily by individuals and those that require mass provision, most usually through the state, such as public transport and mass education services. The term was developed by Manuel Castells in his 1977 book, The Urban Question, as a critical concept for explaining urban change in the postwar era. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Collective Consumption]
broader: processes and institutions
broader: consumption
type: Concept

consumption
type: Concept
narrower: collective consumption