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4. Consumerism in the Economic Growth Process

Author : Adolfo Figueroa

Published in: Economics of the Anthropocene Age

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Is the selfish behavior of individuals leading them to attain their supreme objective of individual well-being? This question may seem useless. If people seek their own interests, there is no reason to expect that the final outcome could be damaging them. Even more precisely, the question is whether selfish behavior could lead the individual to bad results for his or her well-being. This chapter seeks to answer it by analyzing consumption behavior. Forget for a moment about the common good. It will come later on in the book.

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Title: Consumerism in the Economic Growth Process
Author: Adolfo Figueroa
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Economics of the Anthropocene Age
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-62583-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-62584-3

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62584-3_4