Abstract
Consumers and marketers employ extant sociocultural discourses to give meaning to the products they consume or sell. In this paper, we present data and analyses that illustrate the manner by which American consumers and marketers draw upon one such sociocultural discourse, development, in the context of "craft" objects. Beyond the focus on discourse, however, our intent is to apply a post-development perspective to the Otherness inherent in country-of-origin (COO) theory and practices. We critique the COO framework and see it as a ramification of, and further creator of, economic difference and hierarchy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-265 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Consumption Markets and Culture |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2013 |
Keywords
- country of origin
- craft products
- globalization
- otherness
- post-development theory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Anthropology
- Economics and Econometrics
- Marketing