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In Plenitude, economist and bestselling author Juliet B. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Humans are degrading the planet far faster than they are regenerating it. As we travel along this shutdown path, food, energy, transport, and consumer goods are becoming increasingly expens...

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In Plenitude, economist and bestselling author Juliet B. Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Humans are degrading the planet far faster than they are regenerating it. As we travel along this shutdown path, food, energy, transport, and consumer goods are becoming increasingly expens...

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Thick with survey data, less taxing than a saunter through Saks, Schor's study is a scornful indictment of consumerism--which, she argues, has created a nation of debtors but failed to fill a gaping cultural maw. . . . This is the stuff from which revolutions are made ("Entertainment Weekly.)" Photos.

Wer möchte das nicht, weniger arbeiten und besser leben? Mit großer sprachlicher Leichtigkeit präsentiert die US-amerikanische Soziologin Juliet Schor einen intelligenten Weg aus dem sich immer schneller drehenden Hamsterrad. An seinem Ende stehen nicht allein veränderte Konsummuster und gesteigertes Umweltbewusstsein, sondern das befriedigende Gefühl, ein selbstbestimmtes Leben zu führen.

A unique and definitive read on our "national passion"--buying stuff--and its consequences for American society, this landmark work of social criticism is sure to become the standard book on the subject.

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A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Economist Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet.