Restructuring of Food Retail Markets in Countries of the Global South

Christine Hobelsberger is PhD candidate at the Department of Economics at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Her research interest lies at the nexus of corporate responsibility, the guiding principle of sustainable development, and development politics.

• Introduction.- Theoretical Reasoning on Markets and Market Forms.- The Fundamentals of Retail Management.- Supermarkets and Modern Food Retail Management.- Research Waves on Modern Food Retail in the Global South.- Interim Conclusion on Theoretical and Conceptual Reflections.-  Dhaka: The Emergence of a Capital and Megacity.- Research Design and Methodology.- Modern Food Retail in Dhaka.- Modern Food Retail’s Impact on Dhaka’s Kacha Bazars.- Summary of Key Findings and Implications for Further Research and Practice.