Planned Obsolescence in the Context of a Holistic Legal Sphere and the Circular Economy.
Businesses may take advantage of rapid technological developments to increase sales by designing products with a short lifespan and encouraging consumers to buy a replacement more quickly than they otherwise might have to, which is commonly known as planned obsolescence. While employing a holistic a...
| Publicado en: | Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 719 - 750 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Autumn2021
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