About this book
"The Challenge of Waste" examines the wasteful nature of the competitive market system, particularly from a Veblenian point of view. He also praises World War I era planning by the Fuel Administration and other government wartime agencies. (Summary by progressingamerica)
Chapters (20)
1 01 - Introduction by Harry W. Laidler
2 02 - Introduction by Stuart Chase
3 03 - The lesson of the war
4 04 - Fuel control
5 05 - What is waste?
6 06 - The wants of man
7 07 - The minimum budget
8 08 - Output of present system
9 09 - Is there enough to go around?
10 10 - The extent of waste
11 11 - Reducing waste to labor hours
12 12 - Illth
13 13 - The luxury bill
14 14 - The waste of idleness
15 15 - Wastes in the technical process
16 16 - Failure to utilize present equipment
17 17 - Destruction of goods
18 18 - A summary
19 19 - Human wastes
20 20 - And finally
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