Ethically-Oriented Economies and Democracy: The Political Role of Critical Consumption. The Experience of Solidary Purchasing Groups in Italy

Authors

  • Francesco Orazi Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Keywords:

solidary economies, critical consumption, solidary purchasing groups, economic democracy, cultural production

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to situate solidary economies and critical consumption within an explanatory context in which economic and institutional processes are configured as symbolic fabrics. In this way consumption can be interpreted as a political activity that triggers transformation starting from its own changes. The paper draws its research information on Solidary Purchasing Groups (GAS) and solidary economies from a survey conducted in the Marche region (Italy) between 2010 and 2011 on a sample of 182 families belonging to 20 GAS.

Author Biography

Francesco Orazi, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Researcher of Economic Sociology at the Economic Faculty G. Fua

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Published

2015-06-26

Issue

Vol. 8(57) No. 1 (2015)

Section

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

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