Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement

Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement

Author	168 authors, Stephen Brobeck is editor
Subject	Consumer movement
Genre	Reference work
Publisher	ABC-CLIO
Publication date	1997
Publication place	United States
Pages	274
ISBN	0-87436-987-8
LC Class	HC79.C63E53 1997

The Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement is a 1997 encyclopedia edited by Stephen Brobeck and which describes the history of the consumer movement and other topics related to consumerism.

The work contains 198 entries written by 168 authors.^[1] The scope is the history, activities, interests, legislation, and actors in the twentieth century consumer movement.^[1] Focuses of the work include 40 articles each describing the consumer movement in a different country, various articles on specific actions undertaken by consumer activists, and descriptions of the interests of specific populations or demographics in the consumer movement.^[1]

The authors include established persons from academia, government, activism, and regulatory organizations who wrote entries summarizing their own fields of expertise.^[2]

One reviewer called the work "the only comprehensive reference source of its kind."^[1] Another said that "In its depth, breadth, scholarship, and readability, this volume will be considered the standard reference source for many years".^[2]

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