Marketing to the Poor: A Justice-Inspired Approach

Author
Nicholas J. C. Santos, S.J.
Region
North America
Topic
Ethics & Social Justice
Length
17 pages
Keywords
Justice
ethics
Jesuit
business
Common Good
Economics
Marketsusiness
Common Good
Economics
markets
Student Price
$0.00
Target Audience
Faculty/Researchers
Business engagement with impoverished consumers as a distinct strategy option was rarely considered until recently, as the impoverished market segment was typically evaluated as having little to contribute to the exchange process. Thought of in classic “definition of a market” terms, the poor may have the desire to purchase but they lack sufficient ability to buy.