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Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess by Frank, Robert H.
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess
- ISBN
- 9780691146935
- EAN
- 9780691146935
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Business & Economics, Political Science
- Topic
- Political Economy, Consumer Behavior, Economics / General
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. As cars and houses grew larger and more expensive, the costs were enormous--not only monetarily but also socially. Consumers spent more time at work and less time with their family and friends; they saved less money and borrowed more. In this book, Robert Frank presents the first comprehensive and accessible account of these financial choices. Frank uses scientific evidence to demonstrate how these spending patterns have not made us happier or healthier. Luxury Fever offers an exit from the rat race, suggesting ways to curb the culture of excess and restore true value to our lives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691146934
ISBN-13
9780691146935
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80489953
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Political Economy, Consumer Behavior, Economics / General
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Genre
Business & Economics, Political Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hc110.W4f7 2010
Reviews
"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, Luxury Fever , 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."-- The Independent (London), 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, Luxury Fever , 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. -- The Independent, Luxury Fever 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. -- USA Today, " Luxury Fever 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." -- USA Today, "One does not have to be the kind of person who complains about fat-cat City salaries to wonder whether certain wealthy people are not, on the one hand, rich beyond utility, and spending their money on things that no sane consumer needs, on the other. Robert Frank's thoughtful study of conspicuous consumption . . . has a dreadful fascination." -- Sunday Times (London), One does not have to be the kind of person who complains about fat-cat City salaries to wonder whether certain wealthy people are not, on the one hand, rich beyond utility, and spending their money on things that no sane consumer needs, on the other. Robert Frank's thoughtful study of conspicuous consumption . . . has a dreadful fascination. -- Sunday Times, Luxury Fever 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., Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do. ---Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement, 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, Luxury Fever, 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., "Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do." --Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement, Luxury Feveris 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., 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,Luxury Fever, 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. -- The Independent, "Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do."-- Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement, Luxury Feveris 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. -- USA Today, Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do. -- Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement, "One does not have to be the kind of person who complains about fat-cat City salaries to wonder whether certain wealthy people are not, on the one hand, rich beyond utility, and spending their money on things that no sane consumer needs, on the other. Robert Frank's thoughtful study of conspicuous consumption . . . has a dreadful fascination."-- Sunday Times (London), One does not have to be the kind of person who complains about fat-cat City salaries to wonder whether certain wealthy people are not, on the one hand, rich beyond utility, and spending their money on things that no sane consumer needs, on the other. Robert Frank's thoughtful study of conspicuous consumption . . . has a dreadful fascination., 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, Luxury Fever , 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., "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, Luxury Fever , 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." -- The Independent (London), " Luxury Fever 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."-- USA Today, Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do.
Publication Name
Luxury Fever : Weighing the Cost of Excess
Copyright Date
2000
Dewey Decimal
305.52340973
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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