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Challenge of Waste

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Challenge of Waste

by Stuart Chase

English· 01:09:46· 20 chapters
"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)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    01 - Introduction by Harry W. Laidler

    03:09
  2. Chapter 2

    02 - Introduction by Stuart Chase

    01:11
  3. Chapter 3

    03 - The lesson of the war

    02:24
  4. Chapter 4

    04 - Fuel control

    04:43
  5. Chapter 5

    05 - What is waste?

    05:21
  6. Chapter 6

    06 - The wants of man

    04:43
  7. Chapter 7

    07 - The minimum budget

    02:32
  8. Chapter 8

    08 - Output of present system

    03:28
  9. Chapter 9

    09 - Is there enough to go around?

    04:43
  10. Chapter 10

    10 - The extent of waste

    02:54
  11. Chapter 11

    11 - Reducing waste to labor hours

    02:34
  12. Chapter 12

    12 - Illth

    02:50
  13. Chapter 13

    13 - The luxury bill

    01:25
  14. Chapter 14

    14 - The waste of idleness

    06:20
  15. Chapter 15

    15 - Wastes in the technical process

    05:18
  16. Chapter 16

    16 - Failure to utilize present equipment

    03:41
  17. Chapter 17

    17 - Destruction of goods

    02:49
  18. Chapter 18

    18 - A summary

    03:28
  19. Chapter 19

    19 - Human wastes

    03:36
  20. Chapter 20

    20 - And finally

    02:37