Time for things: labor, leisure, and the rise of mass consumption
Auteur :
Rosenberg, Dr Stephen D.
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674979512
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2021
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Economists say there is a limit to what we gain by buying consumer goods. Americans say they want to work less. Yet we continue toiling away and use the proceeds to buy, buy, buy. Why? Stephen Rosenberg offers a novel theory, arguing that workers have learned to treat goods as stores of potential free time, legitimating endless wage work.