Do buying habits matter? Shopping for Change shows what is politically possible - and, perhaps, impossible - for consumers to achieve.

You might "buy green" for the environment or "buy pink" to combat breast cancer. You could boycott Taco Bell in support of migrant workers or avoid Burger King to save the rainforest. Whatever the cause, this Canadian book explores whether there really is power in the purse.

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