Addicted to cheap shopping? /

We are living in strange times. The laws of inflation dictate prices should go up. Instead the cost of things is actually going down. In the last 10 years the price of clothes has fallen by 36%, electronics by 56% and computers by 90%. This is the Age of Cheap. And we love it. But while there's...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Telling, Leo (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Consumer goods > Prices. Inflation (Finance) Globalization. International business enterprises > Management. Social change. Retail trade. Biens de consommation > Prix. Inflation. Mondialisation. Entreprises multinationales > Gestion. Commerce de détail. Documentary television programs. Made-for-TV movies. Documentaires télévisés. Téléfilms.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	We are living in strange times. The laws of inflation dictate prices should go up. Instead the cost of things is actually going down. In the last 10 years the price of clothes has fallen by 36%, electronics by 56% and computers by 90%. This is the Age of Cheap. And we love it. But while there's much to celebrate, there are some intriguing questions that need to be asked: why are things so cheap. What are the hidden costs? And is it all going to come to an end soon?
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 23, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (59 min.)
Playing Time:	00:59:16