Political consumerism and public policy: Good complements against market failures?

B-Tier
Journal: Ecological Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 73
Issue: C
Pages: 188-193

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Political consumerism has become over the past years an ever growing phenomenon, by which citizens express through their consumption their political, environmental and ethical opinions. This paper discusses political consumerism from an economic science perspective, focusing on the link between political consumerism and public policies. It wonders to what extent political consumerism may represent an effective and fair instrument against market failures. Overall, it seems that it would be better to consider it as a complement to conventional public policies.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolec:v:73:y:2012:i:c:p:188-193
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25