Heterodox Approaches to Consumption Oriented Models of Legislation
Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left, Vol. 9, No. 13, 2015
49 Pages Posted: 30 Apr 2015
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
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