Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

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.

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Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

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.

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Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440830006
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 07/20/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 533
File size: 980 KB

About the Author

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.

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