Georg Simmel wamed in 1900 that capitalism creates not only a market economy but also a market culture in which "money becomes the central and absolute value."' Some cultural critics seem to take the "root of all evil" claim seriously, asserting with rhetorical flourishes filled with normative hyperbole that commodification is the primary cause of all social problems. Our anxieties about money,...

The arguments of Van Niekerk and Van Zyl that, on the grounds that it involves an inappropriate commodification and alienation of women's labour, commercial surrogate motherhood (CSM) is morally suspect are discussed and considered to be defective. In addition, doubt is cast on the notion that CSM should be illegal.

Buttle's reply to my objections to buying kidneys is helpful but unconvincing in two respects. Doing something freely leaves quite open the possibility that one is thereby making a commodity of a person; and the effects of institutionalising such a practice is itself a matter for concern. And while his emphasis on 'power' is important, the concept is hardly less problematic than 'commodification'.

Defining authenticity and authentic experience is a complex process. The actual meaning of ‘original’; however there are different interpretations based on various perspectives such as objectivism, constructivism post-modernism. Under current changing globalizing environment, cultural boundaries weakening traditions lose their meanings. Power politics play important role in heritage preservatio...

development of new markets and products. As globalization shrinks the world marketplace, corporations are forced to seek both new customers and products to sell. Commodification is the process of transforming objects, ideas and even people into merchandise. The recent growth of the World Wide Web has caught the attention of the corporate world, and they are attempting to convert a free-share-ba...