Guilt-free marketing of products is becoming increasingly common, especially in the food industry. This study examines current literature on the topic of guilt-free products and gives an indication of areas with high potential for further research. The paper establishes a framework to assess the...

Understanding the interdependencies between energy, environmental issues and economic issues is of fundamental importance in developing appropriate policies for decarbonising the economy. The relationships between these three factors are, however, complex and different approaches have been taken...

For European and North American consumers, organic food is typically conceived of as a healthy, ethical and environmental alternative to intensively farmed food. This is unsurprising as it is generally promoted through narratives of sustainable consumption, ethical farming and bodily well being....

This paper provides a critical analysis of the reasons why the statutory code governing commercial leases has remained static when compared to those in the residential sector in the UK. Further it examines how far and in what ways the more recent additions and initiatives have altered or...

Technology and social change are interdependent features of our everyday experience. Understanding the relationship between technological innovation and social innovation requires a sophisticated understanding of the many points of contact and feedback mechanisms. Often such relationships are...

The concept of social capital emerged as an influential research theme in a number of disciplines in the past twenty years, as measured by the exponential growth in social capital literature throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s. While some of assumptions of social capital theory have been...

The Paul Principle emerged through a series of stages, beginning with an attempt to match the paradoxical logic of the Peter Principle, but located within the nexus of consumption culture and the marketing basis for the promotion of the goods and brands that drive these consumption practices....