The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of Affluenza

In the bestselling Affluenza , world-renowned psychologist\nOliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through\nthe English-speaking world — how our obsessive, envious tendencies\nmake us twice as prone to depression, anxiety and addictions as\npeople in other developed nations.

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Now The Selfish Capitalist provides more detailed\nsubstantiation for the claims made in Affluenza , and\noutlines the political, economic and social climate in which the\nvirus has grown.

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A modern-day The State We’re In, the book’s argument will chime\nwith a public deeply disenchanted with all the main political\nparties. James points out that, since the Seventies, the rich have\nbecome much, much richer, yet the average person’s wage has not\nincreased at all. He provides a wealth of evidence to show that we\nhave become more miserable and distressed during this time, and\nsuggests that this is a direct consequence of Thatcherite/Blairite\n“Selfish Capitalism,” whose most significant act has been to rob\nthe poor to give to the rich.

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The Selfish Capitalist is a rallying cry to reduce levels\nof distress by adopting a form of unselfish capitalism. It is a\nhard-hitting and thought-provoking work that tells us why our\npersonal well-being must take precedence over the wealth of a tiny\nminority if we are to cure ourselves of this disease.

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