Limits to Satisfaction : An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities.
Leiss, William.
Limits to Satisfaction : An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (184 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: EXAMINATION -- The individual -- Society -- Non-human nature -- PART TWO: DIAGNOSIS -- Needs -- Commodities -- The double ambiguity -- PART THREE: PROGNOSIS -- Toward an alternative setting for human needs -- The conserver society -- The needs of non-human nature -- Other satisfactions? -- Notes -- Works cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
At a time when the supply of resources is a problem, William Leiss analyses demand and consumption. Why do we need so much? Does the ability to choose from such a wide range of commodities give us more satisfaction? Why do we accept being pushed into buying products about which we know little because they promise to give us a particular characteristic - freshness, happiness, sex appeal?.
9780773561922
Raw materials.
Supply and demand.
Commodity control.
Electronic books.
HF1051 .L44 1988
Limits to Satisfaction : An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (184 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: EXAMINATION -- The individual -- Society -- Non-human nature -- PART TWO: DIAGNOSIS -- Needs -- Commodities -- The double ambiguity -- PART THREE: PROGNOSIS -- Toward an alternative setting for human needs -- The conserver society -- The needs of non-human nature -- Other satisfactions? -- Notes -- Works cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
At a time when the supply of resources is a problem, William Leiss analyses demand and consumption. Why do we need so much? Does the ability to choose from such a wide range of commodities give us more satisfaction? Why do we accept being pushed into buying products about which we know little because they promise to give us a particular characteristic - freshness, happiness, sex appeal?.
9780773561922
Raw materials.
Supply and demand.
Commodity control.
Electronic books.
HF1051 .L44 1988