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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need.(Review)
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Alternatives Journal
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June 22, 2001
| COPYRIGHT 2001 Alternatives, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need by Juliet B. Schor (Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, 1999). Offers up accessible, in-depth analysis on the drives behind middle-class consumerism, status buying and debt-spendin...
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