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Affluenza : how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back

By John De Graaf , David Wann , Thomas H Naylor

Book information

Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
1609949277, 978-1-60994-927-3, 978-1-60994-928-0, 1609949285, 978-1-60994-929-7, 1609949293
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6669424 bytes)
Edition
Third edition
Pages
288\289
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Quality of life -- United States. Wealth -- United

Description

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn't to stop buying—it's to remember, always, that the best things in life aren't things.

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