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Where Does The Critique Of Consumer-Based Economic Governance Stand Today?, John Haskell, Luigi Russi
Where Does The Critique Of Consumer-Based Economic Governance Stand Today?, John Haskell, Luigi Russi
Luigi Russi
This paper addresses the increasing importance of the ‘consumer society’ paradigm in the shaping of economic policy and legislation, explores its foundational ideas and disputes, and introduces seven critiques that have surfaced with new currency among scholars and civil society in the wake of the ongoing financial crisis. The developments and critiques surrounding the consumer-based model of governance intimate a much broader story of shifting economic thought and socio-political contestation around the globe. This paper seeks both to capture the larger story and harness its complexity to a specific set of dynamics by using the European Union as a case …