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)
101 - Introduction by Harry W. Laidler
202 - Introduction by Stuart Chase
303 - The lesson of the war
404 - Fuel control
505 - What is waste?
606 - The wants of man
707 - The minimum budget
808 - Output of present system
909 - Is there enough to go around?
1010 - The extent of waste
1111 - Reducing waste to labor hours
1212 - Illth
1313 - The luxury bill
1414 - The waste of idleness
1515 - Wastes in the technical process
1616 - Failure to utilize present equipment
1717 - Destruction of goods
1818 - A summary
1919 - Human wastes
2020 - And finally
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