Dining on Progress - Geographic Disparities of Consumption and Culture in China, 1999-2009

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

English, Geography and Planning

Mentor Information

Roy Cole

Department

Geography

Location

Kirkhof Center 1104

Start Date

11-4-2012 2:30 PM

Keywords

Culture, Globalization, Social Science

Abstract

The impressive growth of the People's Republic of China has led to startling inequality throughout the country, with certain provinces racing along and others falling behind. A measure for understanding the realities of these changes and the resulting disparities is suggested in the annual dining expenditure of people living in urban areas. Gross domestic product and Food Away From Home (FAFH) expenditure are mapped for the period 1999-2009. The two indicators demonstrate some correlation, particularly at the high end of the scale. But there is significant divergence in many provinces.

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Apr 11th, 2:30 PM

Dining on Progress - Geographic Disparities of Consumption and Culture in China, 1999-2009

Kirkhof Center 1104

The impressive growth of the People's Republic of China has led to startling inequality throughout the country, with certain provinces racing along and others falling behind. A measure for understanding the realities of these changes and the resulting disparities is suggested in the annual dining expenditure of people living in urban areas. Gross domestic product and Food Away From Home (FAFH) expenditure are mapped for the period 1999-2009. The two indicators demonstrate some correlation, particularly at the high end of the scale. But there is significant divergence in many provinces.