1。Collectiveorcooperativeconsumptionoutsidethehomeorfamilyisofcourseincreasing。Notonlyhavewemunicipalsuppliesforpub1icuse,e。g。,schools,libraries,museums,parks,baths,lighting,etc。,butmanyformsofprivateexpenditureofincomeoneducational,recreative,philanthrophicandothercooperativemodesofconsumption。
2。ForthefullestandmostrecentexpositionofthistheoryseeMr。
J。M。Robertson\'sTheEvolutionofStatesWatts&;Co。。CHAPTERX:CLASSSTANDARDSOF
§;1。Wemaynowapplythesegeneralconsiderationsregardingtheevolutionofwantstoclassandindividualstandardsofconsumption。Inaconcreteclassstandardofconsumptionwemayconvenientlydistinguishthreedeterminantfactors:1st。Theprimaryorganicfactor,theelementsinconsumptionimposedbygeneralorparticularconditionsofphysicalenvironment,suchassoil,climate,inrelationtophysicalneeds。2nd。
Theindustrialfactor,themodificationsinorganicneedsduedirectlyorindirectlytoconditionsofwork。3rd。Theconventionalfactor,thoseelementsinastandardofconsumptionnotbaseddirectlyuponconsiderationsofphysicaloreconomicenvironmentbutimposedbysocialcustom。