02875nam 2200649Ia 450 991045166410332120200520144314.00-19-028186-30-19-802378-21-280-52606-81-4294-0755-7(CKB)1000000000465874(EBL)272997(OCoLC)476013728(SSID)ssj0000186345(PQKBManifestationID)11174731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186345(PQKBWorkID)10217365(PQKB)11723690(MiAaPQ)EBC272997(Au-PeEL)EBL272997(CaPaEBR)ebr10278961(CaONFJC)MIL52606(OCoLC)935260884(EXLCZ)99100000000046587419910426d1992 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe joyless economy[electronic resource] the psychology of human satisfaction /Tibor ScitovskyRev. ed.New York Oxford University Press19921 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-507346-0 0-19-507347-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-327) and index.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; ZOriginally 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.Consumer satisfactionMotivation research (Marketing)Electronic books.Consumer satisfaction.Motivation research (Marketing)339.47658.8/34Scitovsky Tibor121706MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451664103321Joyless economy16679UNINA