Eco-Standards, Product Labelling and Green Consumerism
As conscientious consumers, we become overwhelmed with alarms about food contamination, climate change, chemical pollution and other environmental and health-related risks. This book explores green and politically engaged consumersim, asking the question:
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Eco-Standards, Product Labelling and Green Consumerism
Consumption and Public Life Series Editors: Frank Trentmann and Richard Wilk
Titles include: Mark Bevir and Frank Trentmann (editors) GOVERNANCE, CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS Agency and Resistance in Contemporary Politics Magnus Boström and Mikael Klintman ECO-STANDARDS, PRODUCT LABELLING AND GREEN CONSUMERISM Daniel Thomas Cook (editor) LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PUBLIC CONSUMPTION Encounters with Value in Marketplaces on Five Continents Nick Couldry, Sonia Livingstone and Tim Markham MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Beyond the Presumption of Attention Amy E. Randall THE SOVIET DREAM WORLD OF RETAIL TRADE AND CONSUMPTION IN THE 1930S Kate Soper and Frank Trentmann (editors) CITIZENSHIP AND CONSUMPTION Harold Wilhite CONSUMPTION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE A View from South India
Forthcoming: Jacqueline Botterill CONSUMER CULTURE AND PERSONAL FINANCE Money Goes to Market Roberta Sassatelli FITNESS CULTURE Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun
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Eco-Standards, Product Labelling and Green Consumerism Magnus Boström Södertörn University College, Sweden
Mikael Klintman Lund University, Sweden
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