The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting and the New Consumer - Why We Want What We Dont Need(English, Paperback, Schor Juliet)

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The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting and the New Consumer - Why We Want What We Dont Need(English, Paperback, Schor Juliet) is written by Schor Juliet and published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0060977582 (ISBN 10) and 9780060977580 (ISBN 13).

The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art.