Theory of human motivation / A. H. Maslow --
Wealth and happiness: a limited relationship / David G. Myers --
Consuming for love / Edward N. Luttwak --
Problem of over-consumption
why economists don't get it /
Achieving collective well-being through greater simplicity: a simple proposal / Robert Frank --
Early American simplicity: the Quaker ethic / David Shi --
Simple needs / Charles Wagner --
Value of voluntary simplicity / Richard B. Gregg --
Voluntary simplicity: a movement emerges / Duane Elgin, Arnold Mitchell --
Conspicuous "simplicity" / David Brooks --
Liberating role of consumption and the myth of artificially created desires / James B. Twitchell.