Consumption and Vietnam’s New Middle Classes

​Arve Hansen is a researcher at Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, where he leads the centre’s research on consumption and energy and the Norwegian Network for Asian Studies. His research focuses on consumption and sustainability and the political economy of everyday practices, with a particular interest in Vietnam where he has worked for more than a decade.

• 1. Introduction: Consumption, Societal Transformations And Everyday Life In Vietnam.- 2. Consumption Transformed: Đổi Mới, New Middle Classes And The Construction Of Consumer Socialism.- 3. Reflexive Individuals And The Political Economy Of Everyday Practices: Theorising Consumption And Capitalist Development.- 4. Wheels Of Change: Motorbikes, Cars And Capitalism.- 5. Food Transformations, Food Cultures And Food Practices In The Socialist Market Economy.- 6. Đổi Mới And The Meatification Of Everyday Food Practices.- 7. Electrifying Development: Consumption Booms And Household Energy Demand.- 8. Conclusions: Consumption, Sustainability And The Political Economy Of Consumer Socialism.