Affluenza: How Overconsumption is Killing Us-- and how We Can Fight Back

Affluenza: How Overconsumption is Killing Us-- and how We Can Fight Back
ISBN-10
1609949277
ISBN-13
9781609949273
Series
Affluenza
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
274
Language
English
Published
2014
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Pub
Authors
John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas Naylor

Description

Explores the origins, causes, and symptoms of affluenza--society's compulsive desire to acquire--and discusses such treatment as strengthening immunity against advertising and minimizing the side effects of over-consumption.

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