Published by louperez at December 18, 2012 Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen. Veblen’s subject of examination, the newly emergent middle […]