Donate to LibriVox Thank a reader

LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. If you are not in the USA, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws.

Download cover art Download CD case insert

The Challenge of Waste

Stuart Chase (1888 - 1985)

"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)

Genre(s): Business & Economics

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - Introduction by Harry W. Laidler	progressingamerica	00:03:09
Play 02	02 - Introduction by Stuart Chase	progressingamerica	00:01:11
Play 03	03 - The lesson of the war	progressingamerica	00:02:24
Play 04	04 - Fuel control	progressingamerica	00:04:43
Play 05	05 - What is waste?	progressingamerica	00:05:21
Play 06	06 - The wants of man	progressingamerica	00:04:43
Play 07	07 - The minimum budget	progressingamerica	00:02:32
Play 08	08 - Output of present system	progressingamerica	00:03:28
Play 09	09 - Is there enough to go around?	progressingamerica	00:04:43
Play 10	10 - The extent of waste	progressingamerica	00:02:54
Play 11	11 - Reducing waste to labor hours	progressingamerica	00:02:34
Play 12	12 - Illth	progressingamerica	00:02:50
Play 13	13 - The luxury bill	progressingamerica	00:01:25
Play 14	14 - The waste of idleness	progressingamerica	00:06:20
Play 15	15 - Wastes in the technical process	progressingamerica	00:05:18
Play 16	16 - Failure to utilize present equipment	progressingamerica	00:03:41
Play 17	17 - Destruction of goods	progressingamerica	00:02:49
Play 18	18 - A summary	progressingamerica	00:03:28
Play 19	19 - Human wastes	progressingamerica	00:03:36
Play 20	20 - And finally	progressingamerica	00:02:37

LibriVox

Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain

Browse the catalog

Listen/Download (help?)

Production details

Links

The Challenge of Waste