Richey, Lisa Ann.

Brand aid shopping well to save the world / [electronic resource] : Lisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte. - Minneapolis [Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, c2011. - xv, 253 p. : ill.

"A Quadrant Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: RED and the reinvention of international aid -- Band aid to brand aid: celebrity experts and expert celebrities -- The rock man's burden: fair vanity and virtual salvation -- Saving Africa: AIDS and the rebranding of aid -- Hard commerce: corporate social responsibility for distant others -- Doing good by shopping well: the rise of "causumer" culture -- Conclusion: celebrities, consumers, and everyone else.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780816676675 (electronic bk.)




Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Celebrities--Political activity.
Social entrepreneurship.
Social responsibility of business.
Branding (Marketing)--Social aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HC60 / .R482 2011

361.2/6