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Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us--And How to Fight Back (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781609949273)
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xaffluenza, 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.
Author: John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas Naylor
ISBN-10: 1609949277
ISBN-13: 9781609949273
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.60w x 0.80d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner
Author: John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas Naylor
ISBN-10: 1609949277
ISBN-13: 9781609949273
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.60w x 0.80d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner
By John de Graaf
xJohn de Graaf is an independent documentary producer who is the recipient of more than 100 awards for filmmaking, including three Emmy awards. He is currently active in the Happiness Initiative (www.happycounts.org) and is an advisor to the prime minister of Bhutan.
David Wann is the author of ten books on sustainable lifestyles and designs and the producer of twenty-five documentaries, several of them award winners. He codesigned the cohousing neighborhood he lives in and coordinates the community garden.
Thomas H. Naylor is a professor emeritus of economics at Duke University and is the author of over thirty books.
David Wann is the author of ten books on sustainable lifestyles and designs and the producer of twenty-five documentaries, several of them award winners. He codesigned the cohousing neighborhood he lives in and coordinates the community garden.
Thomas H. Naylor is a professor emeritus of economics at Duke University and is the author of over thirty books.
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