Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough

Clive Hamilton, Richard Denniss

Allen & Unwin, 2005 - Business & Economics - 224 pages

Anyone concerned about the level of their personal debt or frustrated by the rat race of aspiring to an affluent lifestyle will appreciate this critique of the effects of over-consumption. This analysis pulls no punches as it describes both the problem and what can be done to stop it. Analyzing the increasing rates of stress, depression, and obesity as possible effects of the consumption binge currently gripping the Western world, this report tracks how Australians overwork, the growing number of things thrown out, self-medicated drugs, and the real meaning of the word choice.

About the author

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough
• Authors: Clive Hamilton, Richard Denniss
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2005
• ISBN: 1741146712, 9781741146714
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Consumer Behavior; Social Science / Sociology / General