Watchdogs and Whistleblowers
A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism
Seiten
2015
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-1-4408-2999-4 (ISBN)
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-1-4408-2999-4 (ISBN)
This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information about ways in which consumer activism has reshaped the economic and political well-being of citizens in the United States and around the world.
This all-encompassing collection of information about consumer activism and the consumer movement will provide students, public officials, business groups, and other activists with a one-stop source of facts and insights. The contributors explore hundreds of major consumer protections that have significantly enhanced the quality of life and safety for all Americans, showing how these protections were won through the skillful and determined work of leading activists and activist organizations. Many of the stories told here are related by the activists themselves, often for the first time.
More than 140 entries offer a comprehensive treatment of the consumer activism of specific organizations, their leaders, and strategies. The book also includes more than 40 entries about consumer movements in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A timeline of key events and a listing of the most important books on the subject of consumer activism help provide context for the individual entries as do two introductory essays. Cross references in each entry establish linkages among topics.
This all-encompassing collection of information about consumer activism and the consumer movement will provide students, public officials, business groups, and other activists with a one-stop source of facts and insights. The contributors explore hundreds of major consumer protections that have significantly enhanced the quality of life and safety for all Americans, showing how these protections were won through the skillful and determined work of leading activists and activist organizations. Many of the stories told here are related by the activists themselves, often for the first time.
More than 140 entries offer a comprehensive treatment of the consumer activism of specific organizations, their leaders, and strategies. The book also includes more than 40 entries about consumer movements in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A timeline of key events and a listing of the most important books on the subject of consumer activism help provide context for the individual entries as do two introductory essays. Cross references in each entry establish linkages among topics.
Stephen Brobeck, PhD, has been executive director of the Consumer Federation of America since 1980. Robert N. Mayer, PhD, is professor and department chair in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah.
Foreword by Jim Guest, former president and CEO, Consumer Reports
Preface
Alphabetical List of Entries
Subject Guide to Entries
Timeline of U.S. Consumer Activism
U.S. Consumer Activism: An Overview
Global Consumer Activism: An Overview
Select Books on Consumer Activism
A–Z Entries
Contributors
About the Editors
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2015 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Jim Guest |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1219 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4408-2999-3 / 1440829993 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4408-2999-4 / 9781440829994 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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