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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

Hardcover • 2010 • English

Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

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About the book

A myth-shattering investigation of the true cost of America's passion for finding a better bargain From the shuttered factories of the Rust Belt to the strip malls of the Sun Belt-and almost everywhere in between-America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little- examined obsession with bargains is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of our time, having fueled an excess of consumerism that blights our land­scapes, escalates perso...Show more

Economics, Finance, Business and Management
Economics
Finance and accounting

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9781594202155

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

Format

Hardcover

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