The joyless economy

the psychology of human satisfaction

334 pages

English language

Published April 4, 1992 by Oxford University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-19-507346-1
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This is a remarkable book in which Scitovsky draws on his knowledge of economics, the arts, and psychology in the form of Berlyne's experimental aesthetics. He has many provocative and original insights. His perspective remains current, especially insofar as they apply to achieving satisfaction through the arts, enjoying novelty, consumerism, resource depletion and the imperative to discover a sustainable way of life.

Subjects

  • Consumer satisfaction
  • Motivation research (Marketing)