Heterodox Approaches to Consumption Oriented Models of Legislation

Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left, Vol. 9, No. 13, 2015

Mississippi College School of Law Research Paper

49 Pages Posted: 30 Apr 2015

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Luigi Russi

City University London

John D. Haskell

University of Manchester School of Law

Date Written: April 28, 2015

Abstract

Consumption-oriented models of governance dominate the contemporary global legal architecture. The financial crisis beginning in 2008, however, poses fundamental questions about the future viability of these approaches to economics and law. This paper attempts to first, evaluate consumption’s salient historical development and themes from the post World War II era to more recent legislative innovation, and second, introduce seven heterodox vignettes that challenge the hegemony of consumption in legislative policy. The paper concludes with some brief reflections upon potential opportunities and limitations of these heterodox traditions within future scholarship and policy addressing the interplay of law and consumption in global governance.

Keywords: political economy, critical legal theory

Suggested Citation

Russi, Luigi and Haskell, John D., Heterodox Approaches to Consumption Oriented Models of Legislation (April 28, 2015). Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left, Vol. 9, No. 13, 2015, Mississippi College School of Law Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2600335

Luigi Russi

City University London ( email )

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London, EC1V OHB
United Kingdom

John D. Haskell (Contact Author)

University of Manchester School of Law ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL, M139PL
United Kingdom

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