The Selfish Capitalist - Rilegato

James, Oliver

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0091923816 ISBN 13: 9780091923815

Casa editrice: Vermilion, 2008

Riassunto

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. James points out that, since the seventies, the rich have got much, much richer, yet the average person's 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 'Selfish Capitalism', 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Oliver James trained and practiced as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1987, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vermilion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0091923816
• ISBN 13: 9780091923815
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288