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- Title
Factors impacting the demand for repair services of household products: the disappearing repair trades and the throwaway society.
- Authors
McCollough, John
- Abstract
The repair trades for common household appliances and products were once a viable trade in America, employing hundreds of thousands of skilled blue-collar workers. However, over the past few decades, these trades have been dying out. The reason is that many household products are simply disposed of rather than repaired and reused, a result of the throwaway society. The disposal of household products, especially those considered ‘e-waste’, can have negative consequences for the environment. Through time series analysis, this paper explores those factors that contribute to the decline in demand for repair services and, hence, the shrinking demand for employment within the repair trades. The purpose of this paper is to give the reader a greater understanding of those economic forces that contribute to a throwaway society.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOUSEHOLD appliances -- Maintenance &; repair; REPAIR &; maintenance services; EMPLOYMENT; SUPPLY &; demand; INDUSTRIAL technicians; TIME series analysis; SERVICE industries; UNITED States. Bureau of Labor Statistics; UNITED States. Dept. of Labor
- Publication
International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 6, p619
- ISSN
1470-6423
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00793.x