Overspent American

Title: Overspent American
Author: Juliet B Schor
G: 1705897
ISBN: 9780060977580
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub. 1999
Number of Pages: 253
Section: Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior | General
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Publisher Description: The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art.