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The Limits to Satisfaction: An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities

The Limits to Satisfaction: An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities

The Limits to Satisfaction: An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities
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The Limits to Satisfaction: An Essay on the Problem of Needs and Commodities Paperback - 1988

by Leiss, William

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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?

Consumerism and capitalist and socialist industry have reached the point where state power is legitimatized by its ability to increase the number of commodities. A unique culture has been created in which marketing is the main social bond. Values no longer shape and condition needs, wants, desires, or preferences.

Leiss draws on economics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to show the vagueness of our thought on the relation between nature and culture, desire and reason, needs and commodities. This book raises serious, vital questions for all those concerned about the future of our present society.

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William Leiss is professor emeritus in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University and author of several books on climate issues, most recently Canada and Climate Change.
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