Event Title
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.
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.