The Price of a Bargain
The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization
Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Conditions, Nonfiction, History, Modern
| Author: | Gordon Laird | ISBN: | 9781551993287 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart | Publication: | October 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gordon Laird |
| ISBN: | 9781551993287 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Publication: | October 20, 2009 |
| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Language: | English |
A brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy — and the end of consumerism as we know it
Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place as global juggernaut. From Alberta’s tar sands to China’s factories, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, a single question emerges: how will we survive the bargain?
A brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy — and the end of consumerism as we know it
Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place as global juggernaut. From Alberta’s tar sands to China’s factories, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, a single question emerges: how will we survive the bargain?
