Curing Democracy

We all know that little surge of delight that comes with the latest purchase. That nifty gizmo that will make your life better. But a week later, it's sitting in your kitchen drawer, forgotten along with the other gizmos. Such are the days of our lives, one purchase after another. But does it matter? Or are we condemning ourselves to disastisfaction, the endless spending, consuming the Earth's finite resources? This is one of the many questions in our lively discussion today with Richard Denniss, director of The Australia Institute. Richard is the author of Curing Affluenza which probes the modern addiction to spending. You can pick up a 25% discount on this and other books on TAI website using code ‘curing’.