Widespread critiques of capitalism-as lucidly pronounced by social movements such as Occupy Wall Street-have been widely legitimated, say the writers, and also the resulting ideological shift has propelled migration towards 'connected consumption'.
Underscoring the re-use of goods instead of buying new, these practices ease local, face-to-face links, and they're redesigning versions of service delivery. The authors describe four kinds of related consumption, then focus on one ('time banks'), explaining the broader context that's propelling this movement's popularity.
PUBLICATION DATE: April 01, 2014 PRODUCT #: ROT234-PDF-ENG
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