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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Shell, Ellen Ruppel, Paperback, Use
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- 9780143117636
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143117637
ISBN-13
9780143117636
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80061708
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cheap : the High Cost of Discount Culture
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Industries / Retailing, Consumer Behavior, Customer Relations, Popular Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Synopsis
A myth-shattering investigation into the true cost of America's pasion for finding a better bargain., From shuttered factories to look-alike high streets and shopping centres, the Western world has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low prices. This pervasive yet little examined obsession is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of today - the engine of globalisation, outsourcing, planned obsolescence and economic instability in an increasingly unsettled world. In this myth-shattering, closely reasoned and exhaustively reported investigation, Shell exposes the astronomically high cost of living 'cheap'., A myth-shattering investigation of the true cost of America's passion for finding a better bargain From the shuttered factories of the Rust Belt to the strip malls of the Sun Belt-and almost everywhere in between-America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little- examined obsession with bargains is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of our time, having fueled an excess of consumerism that blights our land-scapes, escalates personal debt, lowers our standard of living, and even skews of our concept of time. Spotlighting the peculiar forces that drove Americans away from quality, durability, and craftsmanship and towards quantity, quantity, and more quantity, Ellen Ruppel Shell traces the rise of the bargain through our current big-box profusion to expose the astronomically high cost of cheap.
LC Classification Number
HF5429.215.U6S54
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- 27 Mar, 2018
Great book on consumer psychology andmany aspects of consumer economics.
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- 4***6 (90)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchasei cannot say enough good things about this shop!! i was searching for one specific copy of this book for MONTHS. this shop was so responsive, answered all my questions to make sure it was the exact copy i was looking for, shipped quickly, came in perfect conditioner !!! amazing price. a million starsA Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by Kingfisher, T., paperback, Used - Very (#135473387614)
- t***. (776)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseItem as described. Super Fast shipping. Very well packaged, arrived very secure with bubble wrap envelope type package(not just a plain bag) and cardboard panel so the book doesn't bend. Great communication and very friendly service. Excellent seller and service. Thank you very much for your assistance and for your business! A+++Mel Bay Presents the Music of Django Reinhardt: Forty-Four Classic Solos by the (#146020019536)
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