The Waste Makers
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An expos of "the systematic attempt of business to make us wasteful, debt-ridden, permanently discontented individuals," The Waste Makers is Vance Packard's pioneering 1960 work on how the rapid... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
ISBN:0671771167
Release Date:June 1960
Publisher:David McKay Co
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How American corporations sell you junk
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
It has been years since I read this book, but its message is very timely. It deals with the strategy of companies to manufacture goods that wear out or break down so they need to be replaced. As I recall it deals heavily with the automobile industry. But in truth, the US auto industry could not hold a candle to the computer and software industry of today. This is also true of many other consumer goods. GDP is literally a measure of our garbage! Waste Makers is worth a read.
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