Affluenza : when too much is never enough / Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss.
By: Hamilton, Clive
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Contributor(s): Denniss, Richard.
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TextPublisher: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.Description: ix, 224 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1741146712; 9781741146714.Subject(s): Consumer behavior | Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects | Materialism -- Psychological aspects | Quality of life | Work and familyDDC classification: 303.440994 Online resources: Electronic version | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.
A society going nowhere. What is affluenza? ; Consuming passions ; Spreading the virus ; How much is enough? -- The effects of affluenza. Debt ; Overwork ; Wasteful consumption ; Spending ourselves sick -- What can we do? The politics of affluenza ; The downshifters ; A new politics. -- A political manifesto for wellbeing.
Claims that the Western world is in the grip of a consumption binge that is unique in human history, and that it causes greater rates of stress, depression, obesity and endless disappointments.
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