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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 159, 2020
The 1st International Conference on Business Technology for a Sustainable Environmental System (BTSES-2020)
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| Article Number | 03005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Chapter 3: Responsible Consumption and Production | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015903005 | |
| Published online | 24 March 2020 | |
The impact of the environmental crisis on the purchasing power of consumers
al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 al-Farabi Ave., 050040, Republic of Kazakhstan.
* Corresponding author: shinar1994@mail.ru
The subject of the article is purpose of consumer behavior and its direct connection and interaction with ecological situation in the world. Several examples show that consumption which exceeds the normal level is determined by irrational goals and motives. These motives have essentially the nature of public ritual. They are supported by the social imitation instinct rather than by conscious individual goal setting. The irrationality and arbitrariness of consumption purposes therefore means also the irrationality of the goals and meaning of the production. The conclusion is that an economic system which is based on another alternative ultimate goals and meanings may be more effective in the face of a growing environmental crisis.
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