THE SELFISH CAPITALIST: ORIGINS OF AFFLUENZA

Book ID/图书代码： 11340008B21128

English Summary/英文概要： In the bestselling Affluenza, world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through the English-speaking world. He met those suffering from it and demonstrated how their obsessive, envious tendencies made them twice as prone to depression, anxiety and addictions than people in other developed nations.
Now The Selfish Capitalist provides more detailed substantiation for the claims made in Affluenza. It looks deeper into the origins of the virus and outlines the political, economic and social climate in which it has grown.
A modern-day The State We’re In, it will chime with a public deeply disenchanted with all the main political parties. James points out that, since the seventies, the rich have got much, much richer, yet the average person’s wage has not increased at all. He provides a wealth of evidence to show that we have become more miserable and distressed since this time, and suggests that this is a direct consequence of Thatcherite/Blairite ‘Selfish Capitalism’, whose most significant act has been to rob the poor to give to the rich.
A rallying cry to the government to reduce our levels of distress by adopting a form of unselfish capitalism, this hard-hitting and thought-provoking work tells us why our personal well-being must take precedence over the wealth of a tiny minority if we are to cure ourselves of this disease.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 心理学家奥利弗·詹姆士在畅销书《富裕病》中介绍了一种席卷英语国家的病症。目睹了饱受折磨的那些人，詹姆士在书中证明他们的强迫倾向怎样使他们比其他国家的人更容易沮丧、焦虑和耽溺。
现在，《自私的资本主义》用更充分的理据来支持《富裕病》中的论断。《自》书更深层地挖掘这一病症的根源，并描绘出这一病症产生的政治、经济和社会背景。
如今，公众已不再盲从任何政治党派，所以书中的论断将获得广泛的共鸣。詹姆士指出，自20世纪70年代以来，富人越来越富，而一般人的收入并没有得到增加。大量的事实证明，人们的生活从那时起变得更加艰难。而这一切都归咎于劫贫济富的撒切尔式/布莱尔式的“自私资本主义”。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1987, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up and Britain on the Couch, which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4. He is a trustee of two children’s charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart. His most recent book Affluenza, was a Sunday Times bestseller.
奥利弗·詹姆士，儿童临床心理学家。1987年后，成为作家、记者、电视纪录片制片和主持人。著有《胜负文化下的青少年暴力》、《躺椅上的大不列颠》等。是两家儿童慈善基金的信托人。新作《富裕病》是《星期日报》的畅销书。

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