Title: Economic Sucess...At what cost?
Product review: Americans seem to place all emphasis on a country's GDP as a reflection of its quality of life. But this is a flawed method of evaluation. When the Exxon Valdez spilled its cargo in Alaska, GDP went up. When a holder of several maxed out credit cards gets another one and racks it up, GDP goes up. Over consumption is the disgrace of North America and this book points out that if a country over consumes(U.S.A.) its GDP is greater than a country that doesn't(Sweden)...big deal. Sweden just has cradle to grave health care, education, employment security, free day care, an extremely low crime rate, a civil population and an excellent environmental policy. I'll take that over the so-called "American Dream" anyday.
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