Do Americans Shop Too Much?
Juliet Schor breaks a taboo by exposing Americans' shopping habits to moral society. Schor disapproves of unfettered private consumption, not only because we already use up so much, but also because overspending to bolster a sense of self does not lead to happiness. Along with her critique, Schor suggests intriguing ideas for making 'status' goods accessible for all--for example, imposing high taxes on expensive items to subsidize lines of affordable 'luxury' goods. A firestorm of responses follow from economist Robert Frank and others. The New Democracy Forum is a series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most u…
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Weitere Autoren: Cohen, Joshua
- ISBN: 978-0-8070-0443-2
- EAN: 9780807004432
- Produktnummer: 19160016
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 118 S.
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Author of The Overworked American and The Overspent American, Juliet Schor is professor of economics at Harvard University.
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