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The Selfish Capitalist : Origins of Affluenza

Author(s): Oliver James

NZ non-fiction

In the bestselling Affluenza, world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through the English-speaking world. He met those suffering from it and demonstrated how their obsessive, envious tendencies made them twice as prone to depression, anxiety and addictions than people in other developed nations.
Now The Selfish Capitalist provides more detailed substantiation for the claims made in Affluenza. It looks deeper into the origins of the virus and outlines the political, economic and social climate in which it has grown. A modern-day The State WeâÃÂÃÂre In, it will chime with a public deeply disenchanted with all the main political parties. James points out that, since the seventies, the rich have got much, much richer, yet the average personâÃÂÃÂs wage has not increased at all. He provides a wealth of evidence to show that we have become more miserable and distressed since this time, and suggests that this is a direct consequence of Thatcherite/Blairite âÃÂÃÂSelfish CapitalismâÃÂÃÂ, whose most significant act has been to rob the poor to give to the rich. A rallying cry to the government to reduce our levels of distress by adopting a form of unselfish capitalism, this hard-hitting and thought-provoking work tells us why our personal well-being must take precedence over the wealth of a tiny minority if we are to cure ourselves of this disease. First published 2008.

$38.00 NZD

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780091923860
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Vermilion
  • : 0.312072
  • : January 2008
  • : 250mm X 160mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Oliver James
  • : Paperback
  • : Airport / Export ed
  • : English
  • : 158.1
  • : 288