Showing posts with label Ellen ruppel Shell Cheap High Cost Discount Culture globalization outsourcing planned obsolescence global economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ellen ruppel Shell Cheap High Cost Discount Culture globalization outsourcing planned obsolescence global economy. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Not So Cheap After All

Listening to The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC last week, I caught the tail-end of a fascinating interview with author Ellen Ruppel Shell, who wrote the book, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.

Shell investigates how our demand for cheap goods has propelled the forces of globalization and its subsequent fall-out, including outsourcing and planned obsolescence, undermining the stability of our economy.

I can't wait to tackle, but if you've already read, I'd love to hear your thoughts!