The Price of a Bargain

Know about the book -

The Price of a Bargain is written by Gordon Laird and published by Emblem Editions. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0771046073 (ISBN 10) and 9780771046070 (ISBN 13).

A brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy — and the end of consumerism as we know it Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place as global juggernaut. From Alberta’s tar sands to China’s factories, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, a single question emerges: how will we survive the bargain?