Consuming class: Multilevel marketers in neoliberal Mexico

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-452

  Cahn, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Mexico; Middle class; Multilevel marketing; Neoliberalism; Omnilife

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249105271     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2008.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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