The Price of a Bargain The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization |
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| Author:
| Laird, Gordon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7710-4607-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart
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| Imprint: | Emblem Editions |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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A brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy -- and the end of consumerism as we know it Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place...
More DescriptionA brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy -- and the end of consumerism as we know it
Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place as global juggernaut. From Alberta's tar sands to China's factories, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, a single question emerges: how will we survive the bargain?