This guide invites the reader to think about consumption as one factor in the difficult task of building cohesive, sustainable societies based on the principle

For many decades consumer protection laws have focused on preventing “bad” choices. Though that approach has some value, this book explains we are much more

This book brings together a diverse set of expert scholars to enliven and sharpen the debate about the ways in which consumption affects society today. Research

The present economic system requires us to consume and throw away more and more goods. Yet often it's our desire, and the best interests of the environment, for

We are at a point in history where economic inequalities are more widespread each day. The situation of extreme poverty experienced by the majority of the popul