Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 3 / 2018 (616), Autumn
Consumerism and exclusion in a throw-away culture
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Iustin Emanuel ALEXANDRU
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Gheorghe USTINESCU
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Petru Ciprian BRADU
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Abstract. Various sources draw our attention to contemporary problems such as irrational use of resources, pollution, and, even more alarming, the application of the market logic to human relations. Given this unfolding, we ask ourselves if the prevailing economic model has a human purpose. We show that consumerism, as an important feature of nowadays lifestyle, generates corruption, squandering, and addictions, which in turn lead people to an existential void, as psychiatrist Viktor Frankl put it. This being the status, we argue for a leap of conscience – a thorough consideration of how we act now and how we should behave if we want to maintain the various balances that make possible life on Earth.
Contents
Private brand – differentiating concept and source of stimulation of the Romanian retail trade
Macroeconomic determinants of the labour share of income: Evidence from OECD economies
Analysis of the investments made on the Romanian capital market by the privately managed pension funds – Pillar II
Exchange rate pass-through to macroeconomic indicators using Vector Auto Regression: Empirical evidence from Pakistan
Analysis of the educational activity in Romania
Macroeconomic variables and stock prices in emerging economies: A panel analysis
Consumerism and exclusion in a throw-away culture
The effects of microeconomic factors on the stock market: A panel for the stock exchange in Istanbul ARDL analysis
Return, shock and volatility spillovers between the bond markets of Turkey and developed countries
Causal relationship between internet use and economic development for selected Central Asian economies
Financial sector development and the poor in developing countries: revisiting the access to finance channel
Impact of unbalanced economic growth to dynamic trade specialization
Base erosion and profit shifting in multinational corporations