Globalizing Responsibility |
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| Author:
| Barnett, Clive
Cloke, Paul
Clarke, Nick
Malpass, Alice |
| Series title: | Rgs-Ibg Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-91422-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Limited
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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"Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption" presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processesProvides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaignsFills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair...
More Description"Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption" presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processesProvides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaignsFills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumptionLocates ethical consumption within a range of social theoretical debates -on neoliberalism, governmentality, and globalisationChallenges the moralism of much of the analysis of ethical consumption, which sees it as a retreat from proper citizenly politics and an expression of individualised consumerism