Academic level: Undergraduate
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OUTLINE:
• Address what planned obsolescence is, as well as some of the different types
• Discuss roots of planned obsolescence, and how its roots are in the Phoebus cartel
• Discuss economic standpoint and benefits for companies to employ this strategy
(use ladies pantyhose, lightbulbs, and automobiles as an example)
• Discuss how this can create consumer backlash
• Discuss mobile phones as a major example of obsolescence
• Address each type of planned obsolescence present in the mobile phone industry
• Discuss the Pros of certain types of planned obsolescence affiliated with mobile devices
• Address pseudo-functional obsolescence, or style obsolescence specifically
• Discuss the potential environmental and cultural repercussions of wasteful tactics such as these
BIBLIOGRAPHY SOURCES TO BE CITED AND USED:
Bulow, Jeremy. “An Economic Theory of Planned Obsolescence.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Cooper, Tim. Longer Lasting Products : alternatives to the throwaway society. Farnham: Gower Pub., c2010.
Orbach, Barak. “The Durapolist Puzzle: Monopoly Power in Durable-Goods Market”. Yale Journal on Regulation, Vol. 21, pp. 67-118, 2004.
Packard, Vance. The Waste Makers. New York: D. McKay co., 1960.
The Light Bulb Conspiracy. Documentary. Directed by Cosima Dannortizer. Barcelona, Spain: Media 3.14, 2010.
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