Status consumption and ethnicity in Bolivia: Evidence from durables ownership

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-89

  Van Kempen, Luuk ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Consumer behaviour; Durables ownership; Ethnic discrimination; Poverty; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349083508     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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