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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Luxury Fever: Money and Happiness in an Era of Excessby Robert Frank
Synopses & ReviewsReview:Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do. Review:The shop-till-you-drop, 'retail therapy' culture may have become more dominant in the last few years. . . . But are we really any happier for it? One person who thinks we are not is Robert Frank . . . whose new book, , has been causing a bit of a stir. . . . The burst of consumerism in the U.S. . . . gives a new bite to these well-rehearsed concerns. Review:is an important book. . . . It's admirable that an economist makes use of the research of behavioral biologists and evolutionary psychologists to explain why consumers spend as they do. About the AuthorRobert H. Frank is Godwin Smith Professor of Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Cornell University. He is coauthor with Philip J. Cook of The Winner Take All Society. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Money Well Spent? 1 2. The Luxury Spending Boom 14 3. Why Now? 3 4. The Price of Luxury 45 5. Does Money Buy Happiness? 6 6. Gains That Endure 7 7. Our Forgotten Future 94 8. Excellent, Relatively Speaking 107 9. Why Context and Position Are So Important 122 10. Smart for One, Dumb for All 146 11. Understanding Conspicuous Consumption 15 12. Self Help? 17 13. Other Failed Remedies 19 14. Luxury Without Apology 20 15. Equity Versus Efficiency: The Great Trade-Off? 227 16. We Can't Afford It? 25 17. Cash on the Table 266 Endnotes 281 References 295 Index 317 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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