American mania : when more is not enough /
Whybrow, Peter C.
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Co.,
2006, c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-322) and index.
Introduction : the manic society -- Adams Smith's American dream : of desire and debt -- Curiosity and the promised land : of origins and opportunism -- The freedom to strive : of risk and reward -- America bubbles over : of globalization and greed -- A growing burden : of appetite and abundance -- The time trade : of clocks and competition -- Dreams for sale : of culture and commerce -- The roots of happiness : of compassion and community -- Finding balance in the age of the merchant : of self and society.
Social values
Wealth
Consumption (Economics)
Self-interest
Social ethics
Happiness.
National characteristics, American