Title: The waste makers.
Authors: Packard, Vance, 1914-1996; Doriot, Georges F. 1899-1987
Publisher: D. McKay Co.
Year: 1960
Subjects: Waste (Economics) United States.; Industries United States
Contents: pt. I. The developing dilemma. City of the future? -- The nagging prospects of saturation -- "Growthmanship" -- pt. II. In response, nine strategies. There's always room for more -- Progress through the throwaway spirit -- Progress through planned obsolescence -- Planned obsolescence of desirability -- How to outmode a $4,000 vehicle in two years -- America's toughest car, and thirty models later -- The short, sweet life of home products -- Fashion lines for the kitchen -- The repairman's paradise -- Progress through planned chaos -- Selling on the never-never -- Hedonism for the masses -- Progress through proliferation of people -- pt. III. Implications. Ever-mounting consumption? -- The vanishing resources -- The commercialization of American life -- The changing American character -- pt. IV. Some suggested courses. Restoring pride in prudence -- Restoring pride in quality -- Respecting the eternal balance -- Facing the unmet challenges -- Achieving an enduring style of life.