Planned Obsolescence: Is It a Trap Set for the Consumer or Is It a Strategy Contributing to Social Development?

Karakuş Umar, Esra; Beyaz, Rafet

doi:10.21121/eab.953538

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Planned Obsolescence: Is It a Trap Set for the Consumer or Is It a Strategy Contributing to Social Development?

Esra Karakuş Umar, Rafet Beyaz

EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW Cilt 21 · Sayı 3 · ss. 181–191 · 01.07.2021

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Planned Obsolescence, which is a controversial concept with its positive and negative criticism in the literature, is a concept that refers to the limited life span of products. It attracts the attention of researchers that the concept is both identified with consumption culture and seen as an important development tool. Based on the question of"Is planned obsolescence a socioeconomic opportunity or a trap for consumers?" it is aimed to reveal the approaches of the experts in this study.

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Karakuş Umar, E., & Beyaz, R. (2021). Planned Obsolescence: Is It a Trap Set for the Consumer or Is It a Strategy Contributing to Social Development? EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW, 21(3), 181–191. https://doi.org/10.21121/eab.953538

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@article{karakusumar2021-315984,
  author = {Karakuş Umar, Esra and Beyaz, Rafet},
  title = {Planned Obsolescence: Is It a Trap Set for the Consumer or Is It a Strategy Contributing to Social Development?},
  journal = {EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW},
  year = {2021},
  volume = {21},
  number = {3},
  pages = {181--191},
  issn = {1303-099X},
  doi = {10.21121/eab.953538},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/315984-planned-obsolescence-is-it-a-trap-set-for-the-consumer-or-is-it-a-strategy}
}