Politics, Products, and Markets: Exploring Political Consumerism Past and Present

by Frederick M. Wirt

In contemporary life, the marketplace has emerged as an important arena for the practice of politics. Concerns about personal and family well-being as well as ethical or political assessment of favorable and unfavorable business and government practices become part and parcel of the marketplace of politics. This volume describes this phenomenon as political consumerism, reflecting an understanding of politics as a product embedded in a complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141280552X
• ISBN13: 9781412805520
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"