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An edition of The overspent American (1998)

The overspent American

why we want what we don't need

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Juliet Schor presents original research showing how keeping up with the Joneses has evolved from keeping pace with one's neighbors and others in a similar social set to keeping up with a referent group that may include co-workers who earn five times one's own salary or television "friends" whose lifestyle is unattainable for the average person.

The book also describes the growing backlash of people who are "downshifting" by working less, earning less, and finding balance by getting their lifestyles in sync with their values.

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HarperPerennial
Language
English
Pages
253

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Consumption (Economics), Credit, Personal Finance, Consumer behavior, Values, Debt, Lifestyles, Saving and investment, Finance, Personal, Saving and thrift, Consumer behavior -- United States, Dinners and dining, Entertaining, Budget, united states, Consumer behavior--united states, Consumption (economics)--united states, Credit--united states, Debt--united states, Finance, personal--united states, Lifestyles--united states, Saving and investment--united states, Values--united states, Hf5415.33.u6 s36 1998, 339.4/7/0973

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The overspent American: upscaling, downshifting, and the new consumer
1999, HarperPerennial
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The overspent American: why we want what we don't need
1999, HarperPerennial
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The overspent American: upscaling, downshifting, and the new consumer
1998, Basic Books
in English - 1st ed.
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The overspent American: upscaling, downshifting, and the new consumer
1998, Basic Books
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Originally published: New York, NY : Basic Books, c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-196) and index.

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339.4/7/0973
Library of Congress
HF5415.33.U6 S36 1999, HF5415.33.U6S36 1999

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xv, 253 p. :
Number of pages
253

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OL18375804M
Internet Archive
overspentamerica00scho_0
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0060977582
LCCN
98052011
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40417770
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3184638
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178931

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