Political Virtue and Shopping: Individuals, Consumerism, and Collective Action

by Michele Micheletti

Book Overview

Political consumerism is turning the market into a site for politics and ethics. It is consumer choice of producers and products on the basis of attitudes and values of personal and family well-being as well as ethical or political assessment of business and government practice. In the face of economic globalization and a regulatory vacuum, consumers increasingly take responsibility in their own hands, making the market an important venue for political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230102700
• ISBN13: 9780230102705
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"