The Price of a Bargain

The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Conditions, Nonfiction, History, Modern
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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?

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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?

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