A Fragile Hold on Consumption: Consumption and the New Middle Class in Colombia
Loading...
Author/Creator
Author/Creator ORCID
Date
2019-08-16
Type of Work
Department
Program
Citation of Original Publication
Martínez, Lina, Short, John Rennie, Zafra, Maria Isabel; A Fragile Hold on Consumption: Consumption and the New Middle Class in Colombia; CCSE; Review of European Studies 11,3 ; https://doi.org/10.5539/res.v11n3p73
Rights
This item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Abstract
This paper explores consumption patterns, access to banking services, attitudes to government and aspirations of the
growing and vulnerable middle class in the global South. Data comes from a population survey conducted in 2016 in Cali,
Colombia. We compare middle income and lower income populations in order to establish differences and similarities.
We aim to answer a basic question. What are the patterns of consumption for this new middle class and how does it
compare with lower income groups? Generally speaking, we find that despite the marked differences in income levels the
middle class and the poor population share similar goals and attitudes and inhabit the same urban realm.