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It’s the year 2000 and Paul Livingson is in his first office job in Bristol. With student debts hanging over him, Paul still wants to live the high life: holidays in Europe, booze-fuelled nights of excess, designer fashions. But how to do it all? Easy! More credit! Spending gets even easier when Paul meets Kelly, an inspiring, free-spirited singer in a band with whom he falls in love. An entertaining, honest and thought-provoking book about escaping the lethal capitalist addiction to debt and finding life over the bankruptcy rainbow.

Written in the form of a diary, this book is about losing control and learning to regain it. It is about putting individuality above consumerism and asking who is responsible for the financial meltdown that more and more people face everyday. Is it all down to personal responsibility? Or does the system encourage massive debt that makes slaves of us all. A thought-provoking book that is designed to help you make up your own mind. Author: Paul Broderick. (300 pages)
Level: Gymnasiet/HF etc.

Anita Roddick and the demands of ethical business:
Anita Roddick is one of the world's most outspoken, controversial and successful businesswomen. "Business as Unusual" turns the tables on the way society looks at business and outlines a movement towards greater corporate responsibility and accountability. The book charts the progress of Anita Roddick and her company, The Body Shop. She talks openly about the "greed culture" of the 90s, The Body Shop vs. Shell, Trade Not Aid (the pleasures and pitfalls of trading with indigenous communities), taking on the US, creating community both within and outside the workplace, how to campaign for human rights in the business environment and women in business. Ranging from personal issues – such as self-esteem – to wider political issues – like the human rights abuses associated with globalization – Roddick offers her own vision for dealing with the demands of ethical business. Roddick believes we should never underestimate the power of the individual to create change.
In this new second edition for the first time Roddick talks about her work beyond The Body Shop. She tackles a wide range of personal and political issues from self-esteem, to human rights abuses within the context of corporate behaviour, explaining that you can make a profit and make a positive contribution to the community; you can trade on a global scale and you can stick your neck out with campaigns for human rights, while opening scores of shops a year. (294 pages)
Level: A/B

It can often seem as though the message to “buy buy buy” is everywhere in our society. Everything from food to electronics can now be bought with just the click of a mouse – meanwhile, personal debt is soaring, consumers are increasingly the victims of fraud and identity theft, and the high street is suffering as more people take advantage of online bargains. There is also the thorny problem of how to be an ethical consumer to be considered. This book looks at the issues surrounding consumerism and rights, and at how we can shop in a more ethical way.
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVU + HG C-F etc.

(Replaces Customers and Consumerism)

In contemporary society, the message 'buy, buy, buy!' Is everywhere. In 2010 UK retail sales were over £293 billion. Everything from groceries to gadgets are now available with only the click of a mouse. But is this a positive thing? This book looks at the issues surrounding consumption and consumer power, including the impact of the recession on our buying habits, at consumer rights, at how to be an ethical shopper and at the effect of the consumerist message on children.

Key Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources (websites etc.); Index

Praised as one of the most exciting new dramas of recent years, this play by Lucy Prebble charts one of the most infamous scandals in financial history. It tells of the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became reviled figures, not least for quotes such as “The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what we did.” Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron follows a group of flawed men and women in a story of greed and loss which takes a new look at the tumultuous 1990s and uses the Enron scandal to examine some of the issues raised by the recent financial crisis — and the age of greed which preceded it. Author: Lucy Prebble. (111 pages)
Level: From the 2nd year of the Gymnasium

A practical, easy, illustrated guide to ethical business skills:

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The UK is the world's sixth largest economy, as well as the sixth largest trading nation globally. Yet public confidence in “big business” is arguably lower now than ever before, with so-called “greenwashing”, use of sweatshop labour overseas, tax avoidance, fat cat salaries and large corporate bonuses just some of the issues causing concern. This book considers business in the UK, including the rise of entrepreneurship, and examines the controversial topic of
corporate social responsibility.

Key Facts;  Glossary Index;  Additional Resources (websites etc.);  Index.

Oscar-winning muckraking documentary analysing the global financial crisis of 2008, which plunged America and many other First World countries into recession. Based around interviews with politicians, journalists, academics and financial insiders, the film chronicles the rise of a largely unregulated financial services industry that eventually imploded, bringing the economy to its knees. The film is narrated by actor Matt Damon and won the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

• Directed by: Charles Ferguson
• Narrator: Matt Damon
• Running time: 104 minutes
• Widescreen
• Extras: Commentary; “Making-Of”
• Subtitle options: Danish, Norwegian, English