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consumption in postsocialist Eastern Europe
Definition
- Consumption in postsocialist Eastern European societies comprises specific consumption practices, meanings, and symbols that are characteristic of countries whose social, political, economic, and cultural space has been rapidly transformed from a socialist planned economy to a capitalist market economy. This is often characterized by consumerism and a high prominence of consumption-related lifestyles and from totalitarian political regime to democracy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Consumption in Postsocialist Societies: Eastern Europe]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/consumption_in_postsocialist_Eastern_Europe
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