Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.
Contents:
A society going nowhere. What is affluenza? ; Consuming passions ; Spreading the virus ; How much is enough? -- The effects of affluenza. Debt ; Overwork ; Wasteful consumption ; Spending ourselves sick -- What can we do? The politics of affluenza ; The downshifters ; A new politics. -- A political manifesto for wellbeing.
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