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Abstract How can the simple choice of a men's suit be a moral statement and a political act? When the suit is made of free-labor wool rather than slave-grown cotton. This book traces the genealogy of the boycott of slave labor from its seventeenth-century Quaker origins through its late nineteenth-century decline. In their failures and in their successes, in their resilience and their persistence, antislavery consumers help us understand the possibilities and the limitations of moral commerce. The Quakers' antislavery rhetoric began with protests against the slave trade before expanding to include boycotts of the use and products of slave labor. For more than 100 years, British and American abolitionists highlighted consumers' complicity in sustaining slavery. The boycott of slave labor was the first consumer movement to transcend the boundaries of nation, gender, and race in an effort by reformers to change the conditions of production. The movement attracted a broad cross-section of abolitionists. The men and women who boycotted slave labor created diverse, biracial networks that worked to reorganize the transatlantic economy on an ethical basis. Even when they acted locally, supporters embraced a global vision, mobilizing the boycott as a powerful force that could transform the marketplace. For supporters of the boycott, the abolition of slavery was a step toward a broader goal of a just and humane economy. The boycott failed to overcome the power structures that kept slave labor in place; nonetheless, the movement's historic successes and failures have important implications for modern consumers.Keywords:
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Ever since 1908, the boycott movement has become a spontaneous way to express political aspirations and patriotic fervor whenever appears the political or diplomatic friction. Based on historical review and analysis of the two movements, it found out that boycott can indeed produce some economic effects, especially the decrease of Chinese imports from Japan. But this effect appears to be minimal in the context of the international market. Therefore, remain rational as far as the boycott is concerned. Economic development and national strength are the foundation of our country.
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Boycott movements are often one of the most effective anticonsumption tactics used against companies that engage in practices deemed unethical or unjustified. This research explores the motives, causes, and targets of consumer boycott behavior using content analysis of Twitter feeds. Additionally, human sentiment analysis is used to investigate the relationship between boycott motives and the emotional intensity of boycott messages. The findings from analyzing a sample of 1,422 tweets show that while human rights issues constitute the leading cause of boycotts, business strategy decisions and corporate failures are also frequent causes, with for‐profit providers of products and services being the most common boycott targets. The results also indicate that although consumer boycott messages are more commonly motivated by instrumental motives, noninstrumental motives have higher emotional intensity. This study provides a deeper understanding of consumer boycott behavior, and offers implications for consumers and businesses.
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We study a consumer boycott on cottage cheese that was organized in Israel on Facebook in the summer of 2011 following a steep increase in prices after price controls were lifted in 2006. The boycott led to an immediate decline in prices which stayed low more than three years after the boycott. We find that (i) demand at the start of the boycott, at the new low prices, would have been 30% higher but for the boycott, (ii) own price elasticities and especially cross price elasticities increased substantially after the boycott, and (iii) post-boycott prices are substantially below the levels implied by the post-boycott elasticities of demand, suggesting that firms lowered prices due to fears of the boycott spreading to other products, of new price controls, and of possibly class action law suits.
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The is normally associated with the Arab boycott of Israel. The U.S. anti-boycott laws and regulations, however, cover any international boycott not sponsored by U.S. law. According to the Department of Commerce, there are at least 90 countries boycotting at least one country. For example, China and Pakistan boycott Taiwan; Taiwan boycotts all communist countries; Honduras boycotts El Salvador; Indonesia boycotts Angola; several countries boycott Rhodesia and South Africa; India boycotts Nepal, etc. For the most part these boycotts are primary boycotts, i.e., trade embargoes between the countries involved. The U.S. anti-boycott laws do not attempt to restrict primary boycotts. They are concerned with secondary and tertiary boycotts, which the Arab boycott involves. It is clear, therefore, that the predominant interest, application and objective of the U.S. laws are the Arab boycott of Israel. To better understand the application of the U.S. anti-boycott laws, it is helpful to first consider the Arab boycott.
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We study a consumer boycott on cottage cheese that was organized in Israel on Facebook in the summer of 2011 following a steep increase in prices after price controls were lifted in 2006. The boycott led to an immediate decline in prices which stayed low more than three years after the boycott. We find that (i) demand at the start of the boycott, at the new low prices, would have been 30% higher but for the boycott, (ii) own price elasticities and especially cross price elasticities increased substantially after the boycott, and (iii) post-boycott prices are substantially below the levels implied by the post-boycott elasticities of demand, suggesting that firms lowered prices due to fears of the boycott spreading to other products, of new price controls, and of possibly class action law suits.
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Abstract - The article attempts to ascertain the positive and negative reasoning associated with boycotting a consumer and supply chain. Many have been mentioned in various write ups as to how a consumer boycott is organized and what are the features involved in it, but there are numerous reasons in today’s marketplace that can either cause a consumer boycott and supply chain boycott to achieve what it intends to or simply fail for not carrying enough background. To successfully accomplish its motive, it becomes imperative to study what makes a boycott successful and what can cause it to be unsuccessful. Though, consumers are important to organize their protest, but not all protests can be instrumental towards a successful boycott, if it is the nature of detriment and the role of media that can either make a boycott, the same can be responsible to break a boycott midway. The article Attempts to ascertain the reasoning of success and failure in boycotting the consumer and supply chain. The study becomes important because many boycotts have been successful, but many went unnoticed in recent years, a sample size of 100 respondents has been surveyed with findings on primary data being discussed systematically. Key words : Boycott, Ethical, detriment, Consumers, Supply Chain, India.
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In December 2013 the membership of the American Studies Association voted to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Has the boycott effectively challenged academic complicity with the policies of the Israeli state? Or has it only further isolated voices of dissent in Israeli society?
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Abstract We study a consumer boycott on cottage cheese, organized in Israel on Facebook in the summer of 2011 following a steep price increase since 2006. The boycott led to an immediate decline in prices, which remain low even six years later. We find that (i) demand at the start of the boycott would have been 30% higher but for the boycott, (ii) own‐ and especially cross‐price elasticities increased substantially after the boycott, and (iii) post‐boycott prices are substantially below the levels implied by the post‐boycott demand elasticities, suggesting that firms were concerned with public backlash due to high prices.
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