The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, And The New Consumer by Juliet B. Schor

The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, And The New Consumer

Juliet B. Schor

272 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction economics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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An in-depth look at the corruption of the “American Dream,” the follow-up to the the Overworked American examines the consumer lives of Americans and the pitfalls of “keeping up with the Joneses.” Schor explains how and why the purchases of others...

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