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Robert H. Frank

Luxury Fever

Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess

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A new luxury fever has America in its grip. Independent of stock prices, recessions, and inflation rates, the past two decades have witnessed a spectacular and uninterrupted rise in luxury consumption. Ordinary, functional goods are no longer acceptable. Our cars have gotten larger, heavier, and far more expensive. Mansions larger than 30,000 square feet no longer seem extravagant. Wristwatches for the super-rich cost tens of thousands of dollars. We are living in an era of excess. Consider: The average house built in the United States today is nearly twice as large as its counterpart from the 1950s. Even as houses have gotten more expensi… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-7432-2340-9
  • EAN: 9780743223409
  • Produktnummer: 14349715
  • Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
  • Seitenangabe: 336 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 2'082 KB
  • Abbildungen: illustrations

Über den Autor


Robert H. Frank is Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Cornell University. He is the co-author with Philip J. Cook of The Winner-Take-All Society (Free Press, 1995) and a frequent contributor to The American Prospect. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

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