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020 _a9781594202155
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050 _aHF 5429.215.U6
_b.Sh43 2009
100 _aShell, Ellen Ruppel,
_d-1952
_9107775
245 0 _aCheap :
_bthe high cost of discount culture /
_cEllen Ruppel Shell.
260 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Press,
_c2009
300 _axix, 296 p.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-285) and index.
505 _aDiscount nation -- The founding fathers -- Winner take nothing -- The outlet gambit -- Markdown madness -- Death of a craftsman -- Discounting and its discontents -- Cheap eats -- The double-headed dragon -- The perfect price.
520 _aAn "Atlantic Monthly" correspondent uncovers the true cost--in economic, political, and psychological terms--of the West's penchant for making and buying things as cheaply as possible. www.alibris.com
650 _aConsumer behavior
_zUnited States.
_964834
650 _aDiscount houses (Retail trade)
_zUnited States.
_998554
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