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Affluenza

By: John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this audiobook can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn’t to stop buying - it’s to remember, always, that the best things in life aren’t things.
©2014 John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Anthropology Consumer Behavior & Market Research Social Sciences Theory United States Business Great Recession Pollution
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interesting, thought provoking and inspiring!

i really hope some polititians are reading/ listening to books like this, so many great ideas to help get us out of this mess we are in . while there is a lot we can do as individuals, i believe much change will need to come in the form of new legislation. it's told from an American perspective, but much of the subject matter is universal so still worth a listen wherever you are from.

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