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The book titled ‘Being Consumed” written by William T Cavanaugh challenges the economic ‘free market’ system by opposing it with a Christian alternative which will actually be to the benefit of consumers in the market. The alternative method practices true freedom for consumers and points out the definition of freedom we were tailored to understand in the economy, which is in actual fact a vicade or a marketing strategy to exploit consumers into thinking they are still part of controlling the economy. It is discussed as good opposed to bad or negative opposed to positive and offers explanations and examples relating to the free market we in and the negative impacts on the consumers and negative practices which in turn benefits bigger corporations. …show more content…

As God is all good and he gave us free will, our current economy is not all good and our freedom of decisions is influenced indirectly by corporations looking to gain off consumers which at the ends negatively impacts people. The free market definition which describes the influence of people on decisions in the market through supply and demand is a system which was then used by corporations to give the customer false perceptions of there influence on pricing for example, as these factors of supply and demand are controlled by practices that are unnatural and …show more content…

This is caused by the differences of people and there wants and desires. Globalisation is discussed as a alternative to consumers offering them variety. This allows for mass contribution and has great influence on the economy. Cavanaugh then relates globalisation to the universal acceptance of Jesus Christ and offers that comparison to the solution to what seems to be a problem regarding globalisation. The problem of scare resources is also argued as this is said to be a crisis globally. The argument is shut out by Christian evidence that does not allow this theory as God is our provider and creator of earth. He has provided us with everything and it is sufficient. Cavanaugh discusses that the reasoning behind the topic of scarce resources and why it is void as a believer in

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