The Rise of Consumerism  

出　　处：《ChinAfrica》2022年第12期58-59,共2页中国与非洲（英文版）

摘　　要：The Double Take column looks at a single topic from an African and Chinese perspective. This month we discuss the habit of spending more than necessary.Irrelevant to Happiness TAIWO BLESSING OGUNSEYI A 36-year-old Nigerian lecturer in Yibin, Sichuan Province Consumerism, which is also referred to as materialism, is a condition where one buys goods not necessarily because they are needed, but to get some form of happiness from them, or for the status they confer.

关 键 词：CONSUMER necessarily ISM 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]