The Challenge of Affluence: Self-Control and Well-Being in the United States and Britain Since 1950

The Challenge of Affluence: Self-Control and Well-Being in the United States and Britain Since 1950
ISBN-10
0198208537
ISBN-13
9780198208532
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
473
Language
English
Published
2006-03-09
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Avner Offer, Reader in Economic History Avner Offer

Description

Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have experienced rising material abundance, but also a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, obesity and addiction. Drawing on the latest cognitive research, Avner Offer presents a detailed and reasoned critique of the modern consumer society.

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