Database research record2018·Europe
Production for consumption: Prosumer, citizen‐consumer, and ethical consumption in a postgrowth context
Elisabeth Kosnik
Economic Anthropology
Urban Farm DB summary
This article investigates self-provisioning practices and diverse economies, drawing on ethnographic research of lifestyle subsistence farmers in central Europe and New Zealand. It uses Alvin Toffler's "prosumer" concept to explore the meaning of production for consumption in relation to discourses on ethical consumption, social distinction, and the "citizen-consumer" within a postgrowth society.