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BL
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628582
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Carolan, Michael S.
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Cheaponomics : : the high cost of low prices /\ Michael Carolan
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215 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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9780415735148 (hbk : alk. paper)
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: 0415735149 (hbk : alk. paper)
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: 9780415735155 (pbk : alk. paper)
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: 0415735157 (pbk : alk. paper)
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9781315819372 (ebk : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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"Earthscan from Routledge."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Free enterprise, socialism, and cheaponomics -- You bought that computer but someone else paid for it -- Free plastic bags (and other costly ephemeral commodities) -- The high cost of cheap foods -- The real cost of automobiles and car-munities -- Retail concentration and rock-bottom prices¿but at what cost? -- Working less for more -- Comforting the productivist zombie -- Real prosperity is priceless -- Ten recommendations for the good, affordable, and affording
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Prices
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Value
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| Dewey Classification
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338.5/2
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| LC Classification
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HG229.C334 2014
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