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#8 Verantwortungsvoller(-loser) Konsum
While production and consumption generally decelerated in the wake of Covid-19, the destruction of the rainforest in some Latin American countries continued unhindered.
11. November 2021
While production and consumption generally decelerated in the wake of Covid-19, the destruction of the rainforest in some Latin American countries continued unhindered.
11. November 2021
#8 Verantwortungsvoller(-loser) Konsum
Consuming the City: Cultures of Consumption in Latin America
Since the 1980s, an economic and development model has been pursued that has increasingly displaced indigenous communities and small producers by strengthening agrobusiness. In the course of this development, some of Latin America’s nations rose to become important economic powers. As a result, especially in the last decades, the middle classes in many Latin American countries have grown, giving thousands of people new opportunities for consumption.