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Exploring New Directions for Research in the Radical Political Economy of Consumption

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  • Bruce Pietrykowski

    (Department of Social Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan 48128-1491, bpie@umich.edu)

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The sphere of consumption and the behavior of consumers has been a neglected area of investigation by radical political economists. The production/consumption duality is examined with special reference to Marx. Postmodern Marxism is offered as an alternative with which to examine consumer activities. Furthermore, insights and methods of analysis from the social construction of technology (SCOT) and feminist theory are investigated. These approaches can help to reclaim the terrain of consumer behavior for heterodox economics.

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  • Bruce Pietrykowski, 2007. "Exploring New Directions for Research in the Radical Political Economy of Consumption," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 39(2), pages 257-283, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:39:y:2007:i:2:p:257-283
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    1. Ronald Paul Hill & Daniel Cunningham & Gramercy Gentlemen, 2016. "Dehumanization and Restriction inside a Maximum Security Prison: Novel Insights about Consumer Acquisition and Ownership," Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, University of Chicago Press, vol. 1(2), pages 295-313.

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