Part I A society going nowhere
1. Affluenza
2. Consuming passions
3. Spreading the virus
4. How much is enough?
Part II The effects of affluenza
5. Debt
6. Overwork
7. Wasteful consumption
8. Spending ourselves sick
Part III What can be done?
9. The politics of affluenza
10. The downshifters
11. A new politics
Appendix
Wellbeing Manifesto for a Flourishing Society
Notes
Index
Clive Hamilton is the author of Growth Fetish, and Executive Director of The Australia Institute, Australia's foremost public interest think tank. Described as Australia's most amazing economist', he has held visiting positions at the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and the University of Cambridge. Richard Denniss is Deputy Director of the Australia Institute. He has taught economics at the University of Newcastle and was Chief of Staff to Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.
Bristling with wit and a sense of intimacy that leaves readers experiencing a reading of shared incredulity 'Herald Sun
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