BOOKS - The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
Author: Juliet B. Schor
Year: January 1, 1998
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 47 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 1998
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 47 MB
Language: English
The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental and "wish lists and " of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art.