E' abbastanza ovvio a livello locale. Ora sembra ribadito anche da confronti internazionali.
"...For those skeptical of the claim that people tend to be happier, healthier, better-educated and longer-lived in countries that consume the most, please see the UN Human Development Index. The top of the list is basically the group of wealthy, liberal, capitalist societies. The Nordic countries, please note, are extremely wealthy market societies with very high levels of consumption. Also note that an ethos of consumerism is different from the level of consumption, although there is no good evidence that consumerism is in any sense harmful..."
"...For those skeptical of the claim that people tend to be happier, healthier, better-educated and longer-lived in countries that consume the most, please see the UN Human Development Index. The top of the list is basically the group of wealthy, liberal, capitalist societies. The Nordic countries, please note, are extremely wealthy market societies with very high levels of consumption. Also note that an ethos of consumerism is different from the level of consumption, although there is no good evidence that consumerism is in any sense harmful..."
