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Author Robinson, T. J. C. (Tim J. C.), 1945-

Title Work, leisure and the environment : the vicious circle of overwork and over consumption / Tim Robinson.

Publication Info. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2006]
©2006

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 Moore Stacks  HC110.C6 R63 2006    Available  ---
Description x, 124 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index.
Contents Economic approaches to the environment -- The fundamental flaw -- How workers are short-changed by externalities -- Critiques of consumerism and the consumption treadmill -- Measuring the cost of the fundamental flaw -- The cumulative effect and international differences -- Policies to tackle the fundamental flaw -- Intuitive reasoning versus deliberative thought.
Subject Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.
United States.
Consumption (Economics)
Hours of labor -- Social aspects -- United States.
Hours of labor -- Social aspects.
Hours of labor.
Leisure -- Social aspects -- United States.
Leisure -- Social aspects.
Work -- Social aspects -- United States.
Work -- Social aspects.
United States -- Economic policy.
Economic policy.
Consommation (Économie politique) -- Aspect de l'environnement -- États-Unis.
Horaires de travail -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
Loisirs -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
Travail -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
États-Unis -- Politique économique.
Added Title Overwork and over consumption
ISBN 1847201032 hardback
9781847201034 hardback