The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need

Schor, Juliet B.

ISBN 10: 0060977582 / ISBN 13: 9780060977580

Published by Harper Perennial (edition 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub. 1999), 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (edition 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub. 1999)
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060977582
• ISBN 13: 9780060977580
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub. 1999.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Juliet B. Schor, bestselling author of The Overworked American and senior lecturer and Director of Studies, Women's Studies, at Harvard University, writes and lectures widely on issues of work and consumption. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children.