Eco-standards, product labelling and green consumerism
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Eco-standards, product labelling and green consumerism
(Consumption and public life)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- : pbk
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Note
"First published in hardback 2008 and in paperback 2011"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-230) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
As conscientious consumers, we become overwhelmed with alarms about food contamination, climate change, chemical pollution and other environmental and health-related risks. This book explores green and politically engaged consumersim, asking the question: does green labelling offer ways toward a greener and more democratic society?
Table of Contents
Introduction: Green Consumerism, Green Labelling? The Historical Context - Key Trends Green Labels and other Eco-Standards: A Definition The Consumers' Role: Trusting, Reflecting or Influencing? Our Cases Sceptical and Encouraging Arguments Policy Contexts and Labelling Three Framing Strategies: From a Complex Reality to a Categorical Label Organizing the Labelling Dealing with Mutual Mistrust Green Labelling and Green Consumerism: Challenges and Horizons
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