- Consumption (Economics), Environmental aspects of Economic development, Social aspects, Social aspects of Economic development
For decades our political leaders and opinion makers have touted higher incomes as the way to a better future: "Economic growth means better lives for us all." But after years of sustained economic growth and increased personal incomes we must confront an awful fact: we aren't any happier.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Clive Hamilton
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 262
- Publisher
- Pluto Press, Allen & Unwin
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781741140781
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