Brand aid shopping well to save the world / [electronic resource] :
Lisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte.
- Minneapolis [Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, c2011.
- xv, 253 p. : ill.
"A Quadrant Book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Economic assistance--Developing countries. Celebrities--Political activity. Social entrepreneurship. Social responsibility of business. Branding (Marketing)--Social aspects. Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.