The transformation of public markets in Mexico City. Failed reproduction of the gourmet model
Por:
Salinas Arreortua, Luis Alberto, Gomez Del Campo, Luz De Lourdes Cordero
Publicada:
1 ene 2021
Resumen:
The political narrative in Mexico City has raised the idea of
transforming certain traditional public markets into gourmet markets.
The city authorities developed policies to support this commercial
format without achieving the expected results, granting only
insufficient funds to remodel their aging infrastructure. Our aim in
this article is to examine the alleged transformation of Mercado de San
Angel towards a gourmet market, by confronting the official discourse
and information collected in interviews with tenants and customers
before, during and after the remodeling process. As part of our
conclusions we argue that more than achieving the transformation from
traditional to gourmet, we find the participation of the private sector
in the emergence of staged gourmet markets, aimed at sectors of the
population with high cultural and economic resources, who are willing to
pay for products and services framed in a consumption experience.
Filiaciones:
Salinas Arreortua, Luis Alberto:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Gomez Del Campo, Luz De Lourdes Cordero:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Geog, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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