Conference held at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the Major National University of San Marcos (Lima-Perú) on July 22, 2013, in which the economist Dante A. Urbina, taking as empirical reference the Peruvian mobile phone market, raised an innovative theory about the existence of "economic imperatives" which compel to enterprises, in order to compete in the current market context, to influence in consumer subjectivity by a "production process of needs". After the presentation it was answered questionings from professors of the Faculty.
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Peer2Politics
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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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George Monbiot: Materialism is associated with depression, anxiety and broken relationships. It is socially destructive and self-destructive 
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Does 'New Age' thinking turn you on or turn you off? “What we think of as ‘spirituality’ today,” writes Douglas Rushkoff, “is not at all a departure from the narcissistic culture of consumption, but its truest expression.”
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For much of its short-lived existence, “ethical consumption”—the idea that we can do good and mitigate some of the worst excesses of globalization simply by shopping differently—has enjoyed its share of controversy. Some claim that it does nothing to address structural problems of the global economy, leaving the global supply chains as they are. Others argue that ethical consumption might give some citizens the license to behave even less virtuously when faced with other decisions: After all, they feel they've purchased their indulgences. Others fear that the extra profits generated via ethical consumption won't go to the people they intend to benefit but will instead be channeled into advertising budgets for ethical-consumption campaigns themselves.
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Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) –- Tangent Capital Partners’ Bob Rice and Gust Marketing Director Justin Stanwix discuss sharing economy growth and its influence on the economy with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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The average European today possesses 10,000 items. Following the establishment of the affluent society and experience society in the 1960s, we have been living in a society of superfluity since the 1980s, and possess more than we can use.
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The Internet revolution – from communication to social media and the new shared economy – has done more than just break down market barriers. It has built a deeply connected society where everyone and everything is discoverable.
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Overconsumption is a function of obedience built on the false premise that eternally acquiring more goods will make you, your family and your society happier. These goods are produced in a way that - we now know - is likely to lead to global environmental catastrophe. While many authorities acknowledge climate realities, they also claim that the extraction of fossil fuels continues to be necessary for powering a high-tech, industrial economy.
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