Spending and satisfaction
U.S. holiday spending
How much waste occurs at Christmas?
Why we do it : are gift recipients crackheads, or what?
Giving and waste around the world
A century of American Yuletide spending
Have yourself a borrowed little Christmas
Is Christmas like Spam, underwear, or caviar?
Christmas and commercialism : are Santa and Jesus on the same team? : if so, who's team captain?
Stop carping : it's all for the best
Making giving more efficient with cash and gift cards
Giving and redistribution
Solutions
making gift giving a force for good.
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Scroogenomics : why you shouldn't buy presents for the holidays by Joel Waldfogel. ISBN 9780691142647. Published by Princeton University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
