Author: Consumers Union of United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consumer education
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A Fifteenth Anniversary Report from Consumers Union
Author: Consumers Union of United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consumer education
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A Fifteenth Anniversary Report from Consumers Union
Author: Consumers Union of United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consumer education
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A Different Road Taken
Author: John A LentPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429719809
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Dallas Smythe, George Gerbner, Herbert Schiller, James Halloran, Kaarle Nordenstreng- these five seminal figures form the backbone of current scholarship in critical communication. From policy research to television demographics and from economic globalization to cultural imperialism, their insights and discoveries have given both scholars and the
Prosperity for All
Author: Matthew HiltonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801461634
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The history of consumerism is about much more than just shopping. Ever since the eighteenth century, citizen-consumers have protested against the abuses of the market by boycotting products and promoting fair instead of free trade. In recent decades, consumer activism has responded to the challenges of affluence by helping to guide consumers through an increasingly complex and alien marketplace. In doing so, it has challenged the very meaning of consumer society and tackled some of the key economic, social, and political issues associated with the era of globalization.In Prosperity for All, the first international history of consumer activism, Matthew Hilton shows that modern consumer advocacy reached the peak of its influence in the decades after World War II. Growing out of the product-testing activities of Consumer Reports and its international counterparts (including Which? in the United Kingdom, Que Choisir in France, and Test in Germany), consumerism evolved into a truly global social movement. Consumer unions, NGOs, and individual activists like Ralph Nader emerged in countries around the world—including developing countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America—concerned with creating a more equitable marketplace and articulating a politics of consumption that addressed the needs of both individuals and society as a whole.Consumer activists achieved many victories, from making cars safer to highlighting the dangers of using baby formula instead of breast milk in countries with no access to clean water. The 1980s saw a reversal in the consumer movement's fortunes, thanks in large part to the rise of an antiregulatory agenda both in the United States and internationally. In the process, the definition of consumerism changed, focusing more on choice than on access. As Hilton shows, this change reflects more broadly on the dilemmas we all face as consumers: Do we want more stuff and more prosperity for ourselves, or do we want others less fortunate to be able to enjoy the same opportunities and standard of living that we do?Prosperity for All makes clear that by abandoning a more idealistic vision for consumer society we reduce consumers to little more than shoppers, and we deny the vast majority of the world's population the fruits of affluence.
The Expert Consumer
Author: Alain ChatriotPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135188994X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Recent work has focused on the politics of consumption and its manifestation in a number of situations. This volume extends these debates, providing a tighter focus and contributing to a noticeable gap in the field that numerous scholars are beginning to turn towards: that is, organizations of consumers themselves who have chosen to speak for all consumers and similar such bodies of experts which act on behalf of consumers. The volume is fortunate in drawing upon a number of scholars who are about to publish major works on the subject, but who are happy to provide summary versions of their work for the volume. The book pays particular attention to specific moments in consumer mobilization and expertise, capturing the range of types of expert consumers across the twentieth century, from ethical consumer groups at the beginning, to intellectuals, housewives, economists and public officials. It addresses questions on the nature of consumer organizing, which bodies can speak for consumers, whether one consumer voice can ever be identified and the relationship between consumption and citizenship. Overview pieces demonstrate the larger narratives involved in the study of the expert consumer, whilst more comparative essays set out the nature of transatlantic exchanges. Other contributions point to the similarities across seemingly different consumption regimes, while case studies of specific organisations and key historical moments draw out the particularities of consumer expertise.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small BusinessPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Video Competition, Multichannel Programming
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer ProtectionPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Annual Report of the National Credit Union Administration
Author: United States. National Credit Union AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Credit unions
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The United States Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2212
Book Description
Annual Report, 1972
Author: United States. Food and Drug AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description