Consumer Law and Socioeconomic Development National and Internationa
This book reflects the research output of the Committee on the International Protection of Consumers of the International Law Association (ILA). The Committee was created in 2008, with a mandate to study the role of public and private law to protect consu
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onsumer Law and Socioeconomic Development National and International Dimensions
Consumer Law and Socioeconomic Development
Claudia Lima Marques • Dan Wei Editors
Consumer Law and Socioeconomic Development National and International Dimensions
Editors Claudia Lima Marques Faculty of Law Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil
Dan Wei Faculty of Law University of Macau Macau, Macau
ISBN 978-3-319-55623-9 ISBN 978-3-319-55624-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-55624-6
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Foreword: Consumer Law in a Changing World
In a world where the fabric of reality is sewn in astounding speed, some will call current times “post-modernity,” while others would rather name it “liquid modernity,” not to mention those who say we live in a “risk society.” In any of these scenarios, the only thing we can be sure about is that change is constant, transition is perennial, and ephemeral and virtual things triumph over durable, long-lasting, perpetual, or concrete things. For this reason, the decision of Springer Publishing to bring this volume into print could not have come at a better moment. This is a collection of creative and in-depth essays that address current relevant aspects of consumption relations in a time of global uncertainty. As a matter of fact, one of the best things about being invited to introduce a new book, when one has been involved with a group of authors who have been writing on the subject for a rather long time, is the opportunity to remember, rethink, evaluate, and appreciate the e
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