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Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us--and How to Fight Back

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Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us--and How to Fight Back

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 isnâ€™t to stop buyingâ€”itâ€™s to remember, always, that the best things in life arenâ€™t things.
Country USA
Brand Berrett-Koehler
Manufacturer Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-02-03
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781609949273

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