The joyless economy : the psychology of human satisfaction / Tibor Scitovsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scitovsky, Tibor, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer satisfaction.

Motivation research (Marketing).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1976, this work attempted to establish the legitimacy of understanding economic behaviour in psychological terms. This revised edition stresses the fact that economic abundance does not necessarily lead to satisfaction, and includes new material on contemporary applications.

Contents:

Contents; Chapter One: Introduction: Plutocracy and Mob Rule; Chapter Two: Between Strain and Boredom; Chapter Three: The Pursuit of Novelty; Chapter Four: Comfort Versus Pleasure; Chapter Five: Enter Economics; Chapter Six: Necessities and Comforts; Chapter Seven: Income and Happiness; Chapter Eight: Is Our Life Too Good?; Chapter Nine: Is Our Life Too Dull?; Chapter Ten: Our Puritan Ghost; Chapter Eleven: Our Disdain for Culture; Chapter Twelve: What's Wrong with Mass Production?; Chapter Thirteen: What's Wrong with Specialization?

Chapter Fourteen: The End of Sexism and Revival of the Generalist?Appendix: Culture Is a Good Thing; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-327) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771037-9

0-19-028186-3

0-19-802378-2

1-280-52606-8

1-4294-0755-7

OCLC:

476013728