The 'quiet economy' : an ethnographic study of the contemporary UK charity shop

This thesis aims to examine the proposed professionalisation of charity shops through a better understanding of the intricate operations that take place on the shop floor. The main argument of this work is that professionalisation of this sector has been mediated by other factors, some of which are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fitton, T.
Other Authors: Nettleton, S.
Published: University of York 2013
Subjects:
301
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605204