LEADER 03067nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910789867603321 005 20230126204803.0 010 $a0-8166-7667-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000078071 035 $a(EBL)678664 035 $a(OCoLC)712015736 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467377 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12161526 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467377 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10490281 035 $a(PQKB)10537050 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC678664 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL678664 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10461002 035 $a(OCoLC)713022627 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000078071 100 $a20101021d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBrand aid$b[electronic resource] $eshopping well to save the world /$fLisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte 210 $aMinneapolis [Minn.] $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aA Quadrant Book 300 $a"A Quadrant Book." 311 $a0-8166-6545-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: RED and the reinvention of international aid -- Band aid to brand aid: celebrity experts and expert celebrities -- The rock man's burden: fair vanity and virtual salvation -- Saving Africa: AIDS and the rebranding of aid -- Hard commerce: corporate social responsibility for distant others -- Doing good by shopping well: the rise of "causumer" culture -- Conclusion: celebrities, consumers, and everyone else. 330 $a"Has there ever been a better reason to shop?" asks an ad for the Product RED American Express card, telling members who use the card that buying cappuccinos or cashmere will help to fight AIDS in Africa. Co-founded in 2006 by the rock star Bono, Product RED has been a particularly successful example of a new trend in celebrity-driven international aid and development, one explicitly linked to commerce, not philanthropy. In Brand Aid, Lisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte offer a deeply informed and stinging critique of "compassionate consumption." 410 2$aA Quadrant Book 606 $aEconomic assistance$zDeveloping countries 606 $aCelebrities$xPolitical activity 606 $aSocial entrepreneurship 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 606 $aBranding (Marketing)$xSocial aspects 606 $aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects 615 0$aEconomic assistance 615 0$aCelebrities$xPolitical activity. 615 0$aSocial entrepreneurship. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 615 0$aBranding (Marketing)$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects. 676 $a361.2/6 700 $aRichey$b Lisa Ann$01477131 701 $aPonte$b Stefano$01153947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789867603321 996 $aBrand aid$93692127 997 $aUNINA