The Decline of Thrift in America
Our Cultural Shift from Saving to Spending
From the beginning of our nation's history, with the Puritan and Protestant work ethics, through the 1950s, thrift was considered an important virtue, both with regard to the moral fiber of the country and as a support for its continuing economic well-being. The idea that deferring immediate pleasures to accumulate wealth for increased future value was considered virtuous, not just by the citizens but by politicians and the government as well. In this fascinating history of thrift, David Tucker describes how, after the Eisenhower period, thrift became an outdated, outmoded concept, and how the abandonment of thrift is in large part responsibl…
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- ISBN: 978-0-275-93685-3
- EAN: 9780275936853
- Produktnummer: 1631879
- Verlag: Praeger Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H22.2 cm x B14.5 cm x D1.5 cm 417 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 417
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