books.google.co.in - Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have come to enjoy an era of rising material abundance. Yet this has been accompanied by a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, addiction, mental instability, crime, obesity, inequality, economic insecurity, and declining trust. Avner...http://books.google.co.in/books/about/The_Challenge_of_Affluence.html?id=Yg0VASw8KO8C&q=exponential+discounting&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Challenge of Affluence