Opting out? Gated consumption, infant formula and China’s affluent urban consumers

China Journal

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 110-128

  Hanser, Amy ^a   Li, Jialin Camille ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLASS; COMMERCIALIZATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GATED COMMUNITY; LIFESTYLE; MILK; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 85000922775     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681662     Document Type: Article

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