The Challenge of Waste: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Challenge of Waste, credited to Stuart Chase, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Challenge of Waste by Stuart Chase. Read in English by progressingamerica. "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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Challenge of Waste
• Author credits: Stuart Chase
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 1:09:46

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction by Harry W. Laidler — 3:09
2. 02 - Introduction by Stuart Chase — 1:11
3. 03 - The lesson of the war — 2:24
4. 04 - Fuel control — 4:43
5. 05 - What is waste? — 5:21
6. 06 - The wants of man — 4:43
7. 07 - The minimum budget — 2:31
8. 08 - Output of present system — 3:28
9. 09 - Is there enough to go around? — 4:43
10. 10 - The extent of waste — 2:54
11. 11 - Reducing waste to labor hours — 2:34
12. 12 - Illth — 2:50
13. 13 - The luxury bill — 1:25
14. 14 - The waste of idleness — 6:20
15. 15 - Wastes in the technical process — 5:18
16. 16 - Failure to utilize present equipment — 3:41
17. 17 - Destruction of goods — 2:49
18. 18 - A summary — 3:28
19. 19 - Human wastes — 3:36
20. 20 - And finally — 2:37

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