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The Waste Makers
Packard, Vance
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York, USAYear First Published: {18563 The Waste Makers WASTE MAKERS Packard, Vance Pocket Books New York USA Packard criticizes the development of an economy and a society based on deliberate waste. 1960 1967 306pp 75 cents B Book - <br> <br> <br>Table of Contents <br> <br>Part I: The Developing Dilemma <br>1. City of the Future? <br>2. The Nagging Prospects of Saturation <br>3. "Growthmanship" <br> <br>Part II: In Response, 9 Strategies <br>4. There's Always Room for More <br>5. Progress Through the Throwaway Spirit <br>6. Progress Through Planned Obsolescence <br>7. Planned Obsolescence of Desirability <br>8. How to Outmode a $4,000 Vehicle in 2 Years <br>9. America's Toughest Car - and Thirty Models Later <br>10. The Short, Sweet Life of Home Products <br>11. Fashion Lines for the Kitchen <br>12. The Repairman's Paradise <br>13. Progress Through Planned Chaos <br>14. Selling on the Never-Never <br>15. Hedonism for the Masses <br>16. Progress Through Proliferation of People <br> <br>Part III: Implications <br>17. Ever-Mounting Consumption? <br>18. The Vanishing Resources <br>19. The Commercialization of American Life <br>20. The Changing American Character <br> <br>Part IV: Some Suggested Courses <br>21. Restoring Pride in Prudence <br>22. Restoring Pride in Quality <br>23. Respecting the Eternal Balance <br>24. Facing the Unmet Challenges <br>25. Achieving an Enduring Style of Life <br> <br>Reference Notes <br>Index CX7723 1 true true false CX7723.htm [0xc0002b6cf0] Cx} Year Published: 1967 Pages: 306pp Price: 75 cents Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX7723 Packard criticizes the development of an economy and a society based on deliberate waste. Abstract: - Table of Contents Part I: The Developing Dilemma 1. City of the Future? 2. The Nagging Prospects of Saturation 3. "Growthmanship" Part II: In Response, 9 Strategies 4. There's Always Room for More 5. Progress Through the Throwaway Spirit 6. Progress Through Planned Obsolescence 7. Planned Obsolescence of Desirability 8. How to Outmode a $4,000 Vehicle in 2 Years 9. America's Toughest Car - and Thirty Models Later 10. The Short, Sweet Life of Home Products 11. Fashion Lines for the Kitchen 12. The Repairman's Paradise 13. Progress Through Planned Chaos 14. Selling on the Never-Never 15. Hedonism for the Masses 16. Progress Through Proliferation of People Part III: Implications 17. Ever-Mounting Consumption? 18. The Vanishing Resources 19. The Commercialization of American Life 20. The Changing American Character Part IV: Some Suggested Courses 21. Restoring Pride in Prudence 22. Restoring Pride in Quality 23. Respecting the Eternal Balance 24. Facing the Unmet Challenges 25. Achieving an Enduring Style of Life Reference Notes Index Subject Headings |