The Price of a Bargain Paperback by Gordon Laird

Product Details

• Publisher: Emblem Editions (2010-10-19)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 360 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780771046070
• Item Weight: 453.6 grams
• Dimensions: 9.03 x 6.0 x 0.69 cm

A brilliant investigation into the true cost of our bargain economy — and the end of consumerism as we know it

Ours is the age of discount: we want more, cheaper, better. But the result is low wages, urban blight, environmental damage, labour abuses, a cookie-cutter model of progress, and now an international economic crisis. With an eye for documentary storytelling and investigative detail, Gordon Laird traces the bargain from its humble dollar-store origins to its place as global juggernaut. From Alberta’s tar sands to China’s factories, from Las Vegas to the Arctic Circle, a single question emerges: how will we survive the bargain?

About the Author

Gordon Laird is the bestselling author of Power and Slumming It at the Rodeo, and the winner of several National Magazine Awards. His writing and commentary have been featured on CNN, National Public Radio, and CBC Radio and Television, and in Mother Jones, Maclean's, and more. He lives in Calgary.