Against Thrift: Why Consumer Culture Is Good for the Economy, the Environment, and Your Soul

by James Livingston

Book Overview

Since the financial meltdown of 2008, economists, journalists, and politicians have uniformly insisted that to restore the American Dream and renew economic growth, we need to save more and spend... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465021867
• ISBN13: 9780465021864
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher