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The Men Who Made Us Spend: BBC consumerism documentary

July 7, 2014 By Useful Ideas Project 6 Comments

Jacques Peretti in The Men Who Made Us Spend BBC TV series

In The Men Who Made Us Spend BBC TV series, journalist Jacques Peretti examines consumerism. The three thought-provoking programmes explore, in order, how product lifespan, fear and children are used to drive consumption. Peretti sets out to answer the questions "why do we buy what we buy?", and "how is our desire to spend manipulated?" by interviewing experts, influential … [Read more...] about The Men Who Made Us Spend: BBC consumerism documentary

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