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9781741146714

Affluenza When Too Much is Never Enough

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  • ISBN13:

    9781741146714

  • ISBN10:

    1741146712

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-04-01
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin

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Summary

The Western world is in the grip of a consumerism that is unique in human history. We overwork, we spend huge amounts on things we never use, then we chuck them out. The author of the bestselling Growth Fetish pries into our wardrobes, kitchens and backyards, and shows us what choice really means.

Author Biography

Clive Hamilton is the author of Growth Fetish. He is the Executive Director of The Australia Institute, Australia's foremost public interest think tank, and is described as "Australia's most amazing economist." He has held visiting positions at the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and the University of Cambridge. Richard Denniss is Deputy Director of the Australia Institute. He has taught economics at the University of Newcastle and was Chief of Staff to Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Part One: A society going nowhere 1(68)
1 What is affluenza?
3(16)
2 Consuming passions
19(17)
3 Spreading the virus
36(22)
4 How much is enough?
58(11)
Part Two: The effects of affluenza 69(62)
5 Debt
71(14)
6 Overwork
85(15)
7 Wasteful consumption
100(13)
8 Spending ourselves sick
113(18)
Part Three: What can we do? 131(64)
9 The politics of affluenza
133(20)
10 The downshifters
153(25)
11 A new politics
178(17)
Endnotes 195(15)
Index 210(7)
A political manifesto for wellbeing 217

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