Commodification refers most explicitly to the activities of turning things into commodities and of commercializing that which is not commercial in essence. The

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"Commodification" refers most explicitly to the activities of turning things into commodities and of commercializing that which is not commercial in essence. Th

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