Abstract
Christmas, in the UK at least, is a time for conspicuous consumption. Huge amounts are spent on frivolous goods, as well as on food and drink. But not everybody participates in this orgy of spending.
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Child Poverty Action Group (1988) Poverty; the Facts (CPAG).
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© 1991 David Barrat, Chris Brown, Tony Cole, Peter de la Cour, David Cutler and Karim Murji, Roger Gomm, Patrick McNeill
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McNeill, P. (1991). Spend, Spend, Spend …. In: Society Today 2. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12065-9_30
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