Description:
This volume bring the disparate literatures on consumer affairs together in order to analyze the slow but interesting institutionalization of consumer policy and the role taken by consumer organizations.
Review Quotes:
"As the historical examples and richly detailed analysis of contemporary global consumer policy provided in this book demonstrate, the lack of centralization results in piecemeal, and at times inconsistent, policy making. Ronit also examines how deficiencies in global consumer policy governance result in regulatory failures in many issue areas, including health and food safety. The book ends with a useful consideration of the effects of social movements centered on consumer concerns, as well as self-regulation by industry organizations." - J. R. Strand, CHOICE 2016, University of Nevada, Las Vegas