Affluenza : when too much is never enough

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Label

Affluenza : when too much is never enough

Title remainder

when too much is never enough

Statement of responsibility

Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss

Creator

• Hamilton, Clive

Contributor

• Denniss, Richard

Subject

• Consumer behavior -- Australia
• Consumption (Economics) -- Australia
• Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
• Wealth -- Australia
• Quality of life -- Australia

Language

eng

Summary

• The Western world is in the grip of a consumption binge that is unique in human history. We aspire to the life-styles of the rich and famous at the cost of family, friends and personal fulfilment. Rates of stress, depression and obesity are up as we wrestle with the emptiness and endless disappointments of the consumer life
• 'Affluenza' pulls no punches, claiming our whole society is addicted to over-consumption. It tracks how much Australians overwork, the growing mountains of stuff we throw out, the drugs we take to 'self-medicate' and the real meaning of 'choice'. Fortunately there is a cure....

Dewey number

303.4

Illustrations

charts

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

general