Consumer policy analysis and practice is largely embedded in the economic paradigm of neoclassical economics and its more recent forms (institutional economics, economics of information). However, there is increasing evidence that consumers not only fail to make optimal choices because of...

New applications of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials are often associated with big market opportunities and high problem solving potential. This perception relates mostly to the segments of cosmetics, textiles, food and food packaging. At the same time, consumer and environmental organisations...