| The Price of a Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization Contributor(s): Laird, Gordon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0771046073 ISBN-13: 9780771046070 Publisher: Emblem Editions OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Commercial Policy - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 339.47 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9.03" (1.00 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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? |