Roberts, Paul,  1961 August 2- <br/><br/>
The impulse society :  America in the age of instant gratification / 
Paul Roberts. 
 - First U.S. edition. 
 - 308 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: I society : More better -- No confidence -- Power corrupts -- Something for nothing -- Part 2: Cracks in the mirror : Home alone -- Hard labor -- In sickness and in wealth -- Forever war -- Part 3: We society : Making space. 
<br/><br/> Drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, history and political philosophy, Roberts shows how we have become so obsessed with "maximizing returns" that we embrace virtually any means--any technology, personal tactic, or corporate strategy--that can deliver, regardless of consequences. Roberts lays out the history and geography of this new social order and charts a clear pathway toward a different and brighter future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781608198146 1608198146 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014004614 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>2000-2099 <br/>2000 - 2099. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization.<br/>Economic history.<br/>Social conditions<br/>Gesellschaft.<br/>Wirtschaftliches Verhalten.<br/>Soziale Situation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions--21st century.<br/>United States--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>United States--Civilization--21st century.<br/>United States.<br/>USA.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Economics.<br/>Business.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC106.84  / .R63 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.30973