An edition of Affluenza (2014)

Affluenza

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

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An edition of Affluenza (2014)

Affluenza

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

Third edition.

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  • 1 Have read

We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. 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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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Language
English
Pages
274

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Subjects

Civilization, Economic conditions, Consumption (Economics), Quality of life, Social conditions, Wealth, United states, economic conditions, 1981-2001, United states, economic conditions, 2001-2009, United states, economic conditions, 2009-, Economic history, Social history

Places

United States

Times

1970-

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Cover of: Affluenza
Affluenza: how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back
2014, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. Symptoms
Feverish expectations
All stuffed up
Stressed to kill
Family fractures
Community chills
Heart failure
Social scars
Resource exhaustion
Industrial diarrhea
A cancerous culture
Pt. 2. Causes
Early infections
An ounce of prevention
The road not taken
An emerging epidemic
The age of affluenza
Spin doctors
Pt. 3. Cures
Diagnostic test
Bed rest
Affluholics anonymous
Fresh air
Back to work
Building community
Policy prescriptions
Vital signs
The glow of health.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.

Series
BK currents book, BK currents book

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.30973
Library of Congress
HN60 .D396 2014, HN60.D396 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 274 pages
Number of pages
274

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27155599M
Internet Archive
affluenzahowover0000degr
ISBN 10
1609949277
ISBN 13
9781609949273
LCCN
2013045336
OCLC/WorldCat
844728863

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