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_aHilton, Matthew _eautore |
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_aProsperity for All : _bConsumer Activism in an Era of Globalization / _cMatthew Hilton. |
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_aIthaca, NY : _bCornell University Press, _c[2011] |
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_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- _tINTRODUCTION -- _t1. THE FEAR OF FORTUNE -- _t2. COLD WAR SHOPPERS -- _t3. POVERTY AMID PROSPERITY -- _t4. CONSUMERS OF THE WORLD UNITE -- _t5. THE ALL-CONSUMING NETWORK -- _t6. BACKLASH -- _t7. CHOOSE LIFE -- _t8. SHOPPING FOR JUSTICE -- _tCONCLUSION: The Poverty of Choice -- _tNOTES -- _tINDEX |
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| 520 | _aThe 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. | ||
| 538 | _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. | ||
| 546 | _aIn English. | ||
| 588 | 0 | _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) | |
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_aConsumer behavior _xPolitical aspects. |
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_aConsumer protection _xPolitical aspects. |
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_aConsumer satisfaction _xPolitical aspects. |
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_aConsumption (Economics) _xPolitical aspects. |
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| 650 | 4 | _aBusiness History. | |
| 650 | 4 | _aHistory. | |
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