The Waste Makers

Packard, Vance
Publisher:  Pocket Books, New York, USA
Year 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 [0xc001014b70] 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.

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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

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