Stephan Lessenich’s Living Well at Others’ Expense was a familiar read for me as it espouses theories and concepts that I studied as a postgraduate in international relations, culminating in my master ...

Imagine a fictional society, Dogland, which consists solely of dogs kept as pets in US homes. If the average maintenance cost of these pets is taken as their pay, the residents of Dogland would rank ...

Review: Living Well at Others’ Expense - The Hidden Costs of Western Prosperity, by Stephan Lessenich. Living well at others’ expense is the modus operandi of modern capitalist societies. As this book ...

Sociologist Stephan Lessenich becomes director of the IfS and professor in Frankfurt. He says: “Further development of the IfS as a place for intellectual exchange”. The wait has come to an end: ...