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"What does it mean when consumers 'shop with a conscience' and choose products labeled as fair or sustainable? Does this translate into meaningful changes in global production processes? To what extent are voluntary standards implemented and enforced, and can they really govern global...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bartley, Tim (Autor), Koos, Sebastian (Autor), Samel, Hiram (Autor), Setrini, Gustavo (Autor), Summers, Nik (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Colección:Global research studies.
Temas:
Consumption (Economics) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumers.
Green products.
Sustainable development.
Social responsibility of business.
Consumer behavior.
Consumers' preferences.
Globalization.
Produits écologiques.
Développement durable.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale.
Consommateurs > Comportement.
Consommateurs > Préférences.
Mondialisation.
sustainable development.
globalism.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Consumer behavior
Consumers
Consumers' preferences
Consumption (Economics) > Moral and ethical aspects
Globalization
Green products
Social responsibility of business
Sustainable development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Rules, responsibilities, and rights in the global economy
  • Making sense of conscientious consumerism. The making of conscientious consumers: Individual and national patterns ; The dilemmas of conscientious consumerism
  • Behind the label: Global production and the meaning of standards. Wood and paper products: Searching for sustainability ; Food: Global agriculture and local institutions ; Apparel and footwear: Standards for sweatshops ; Electronics: The hidden costs of computing
  • Conclusion: Beyond conscientious consumerism.

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