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3 - The Market

Inequality and Spatial Patterns of Consumption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2025

Jaleh Jalili
Affiliation:
Rice University, Houston
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Public spaces, as places of consumption, are windows onto unequal economic structures. In this chapter, I discuss different aspects of real and perceived inequalities in Tehran. I demonstrate that massive structural changes, such as the expansion of infrastructure and public transportation, have facilitated access to different parts of Tehran and a more equal experience of the city, yet different forms of inequality persist and are reproduced. Many public spaces offer a variety of opportunities for using space, ranging from walking in a public park to eating in high-end restaurants, all in very close proximity. Depending on what can be consumed and where it happens, public spaces bring inequalities to the fore as different groups often segregate within the same public space, following patterns that usually correlate with their ability to pay for products and services. Thus, in Tehran, as much as urban development may appear to work as an equalizer – bringing different socioeconomic groups together in newly shared public spaces – it highlights economic and social inequalities and makes disparities even more visible.

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Tehran's Borderlines
Urban Development and Public Life in Contemporary Iran
, pp. 38 - 57
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • The Market
  • Jaleh Jalili, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Tehran's Borderlines
  • Online publication: 30 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389099.004
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  • The Market
  • Jaleh Jalili, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Tehran's Borderlines
  • Online publication: 30 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389099.004
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  • The Market
  • Jaleh Jalili, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Tehran's Borderlines
  • Online publication: 30 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009389099.004
Available formats
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