Penguin Speakers Bureau

Juliet Schor is an expert on consumer culture, environment, economics, and work. Her most recent book is Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth, and her previous books include Born to Buy, The Overworked American, and The Overspent American. Schor is a professor of sociology at Boston College, a former member of the Harvard economics department, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. She is also a cofounder of the Center for a New American Dream, an organization devoted to ecologically and socially sustainable lifestyles.

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"Economic fallacies: is it time to work more, or less?"
The Guardian

"Occupy Sustainability?"
The Guardian

"Less Work, More Living"
YES! Magazine

"The Work-Sharing Boom: Exit Ramp to a New Economy?"
YES! Magazine

"Why Recent Bad Economic News Means It's Time for Working Less"
Socialist Project

"Reducing Working Hours Can Benefit the Economy and the Environment"
The Guardian

"Prof. Juliet Schor Honored for Her Research in Ecological Economics"
The Boston College Chronicle

Juliet Schor Interview
Big Think

Juliet Schor Interview
PBS NewsHour

"How to Really Fix the Economy"
The Daily Beast

"Rethinking Scale and Growth for a More Sustainable World"
Post Carbon Institute's Energy Bulletin

Juliet Schor Presentation
Town Hall Seattle

Juliet Schor Interview
American Public Media's Marketplace

Juliet Schor Interview
NPR

"Beyond Business as Usual"
The Nation

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