Toward a post-consumerist future? Social innovation in an era of fading economic growth

Maurie J. Cohen

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption

Edited by Lucia A. Reisch and John Thøgersen

This Handbook compiles the state of the art of current research on sustainable consumption from the world’s leading experts in the field. The implementation of sustainable consumption presents one of the greatest challenges and opportunities we are faced with today. On the one hand, consumption is a wanted and necessary phenomenon important for society and the economy. On the other, our means of consumption contradicts many important ecological and social long-term goals. Set against this background, the Handbook aims to offer an interdisciplinary overview of recent research on sustainable consumption, to draw attention to this subject and to encourage discussion and debate. In 27 chapters, leading authorities in the field provide their expertise in a concise and accessible manner.

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Published in print:: 27 Mar 2015

ISBN:: 9781783471263

eISBN:: 9781783471270

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783471270

Pages:: c 488

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Chapter 27: Toward a post-consumerist future? Social innovation in an era of fading economic growth

Maurie J. Cohen

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Published:: 27 March 2015

Category:: Handbook Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783471270.00040

Pages:: 426–442 (17 total)

Collection: Social And Political Science 2015

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27. Toward a post-consumerist future? Social innovation in an era of fading economic growth1 Maurie J. Cohen While there is a tendency to attribute the advent of contemporary consumer society in the United States and other affluent nations to a c...

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