Affluenza

197 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h28min.
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDaffluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn't to stop buying—it's to remember, always, that the best things in life aren't things.Foreword by Annie LeonardIntroduction Symptoms 1. Feverish Expectations2. All Stuffed Up3. Stressed to Kill4. Family Fractures5. Community Chills6. Heart Failure7. Social Scars8. Resource Exhaustion9. Industrial Diarrhea10. A Cancerous CultureCauses 11. Original Sin12. Ounce of Prevention13. The Road Not Taken14. Emerging Epidemic15. Age of Affluenza16. Spin DoctorsCures17. Diagnostic Test18. Bed Rest19. Affluholics Anonymous20. Fresh Air21. Back to Work22. Building Immunity23. Policy Prescriptions24. Vital Signs25. The Glow of HealthAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIndex