She suggests this can yield a higher quality of life while providing more financial security. Schor offers ideas for breaking the keeping up spiral that surrounds our children. She suggests the consumerist life style and corporate agendae are wreaking havoc with peoples commitment to family, the environment, and community. She calls for a conversation about living lives meshed with our values. Longer work hours and declining leisure have been a trend for about 25 years.
Productivity falls as hours grow.
Schor suggests ways to work shorter and be smarter about it. Down shifting, she suggests, reunites work and spending. It can also change how we relate to family, community and the larger environment. She calls our attention to the exploitation underlying today s global consumer economy. Schor and Bill Russell talk about how prices might reflect true costs, both material and social.