Brand aid shopping well to save the world /

Main Author: Richey, Lisa Ann.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Ponte, Stefano.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis [Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, c2011.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10461002
Table of Contents:
  • 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.