The Price of a Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization
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In this book, Laird traces the bargain - that touchstone of American culture - from its humble dollar-store origins to its recent role as global juggernaut. Along the way, he discovers that much of today's collapsing consumer economy is dangerously dependant upon unsustainable labor, transport, resources, trade imbalances, and consumer debt. Through interviews with everyone from box store executives to illegal immigrants, a single question emerges:...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0230614914
ISBN13:9780230614918
Release Date:November 2009
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:282 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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