Generation deluxe: consumerism and philanthropy of the new super-rich
(2004)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dundurn : Made available through hoopla, 2004
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781459714632 (electronic bk.) MWT11789818, 1459714636 (electronic bk.) 11789818
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
They fork out 100 million for starter castles, 500,000 for a customized Mercedes, and 1.2 million for a watch. While Generation Deluxe explores the spending patterns of the wealthy, a dark underside emerges: excessive consumerism is creating serious damage to the environment and human life. Simultaneously, the super-rich - and celebrities - are raising awareness and spending multi-millions cleaning up the damage and, as never before, funding solutions to global problems of poverty, hunger, and disease prevention
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