Functional inefficiency the unexpected benefits of wasting time and money /

"How can we reduce unemployment? As this insightful and counterintuitive book shows, the surprising answer is inefficiency. Some of the most labor-intensive sectors of the economy, the author notes, are also the most inefficient. But this inefficiency is functional--rather than impairing the ec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wenz, Peter S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst, NY Prometheus Books 2015
Temas:
2000-2099
Unemployment > United States.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > United States.
Economic development > United States.
Innovations > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Développement économique > États-Unis.
Economic development
Economic policy
Technological innovations > Economic aspects
Unemployment
United States > Economic policy > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique économique > 21e siècle.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: How Inefficiency Can Be Beneficial; 2. Idling Workers I: Convicts and Women; 3. Manufacturing for International Markets; 4. Environmental Limits: Food and Water; 5. Environmental Limits: Food and Warming; 6. Functional Inefficiency in Transportation; 7. Functional Inefficiency in Healthcare; 8. Consumerism and Individual Discontent; 9. Consumerism, Competition, and Social Disaffection; 10. Idling Workers II: More Vacations and Paid Leaves, Fewer Hours, and Earlier Retirement
  • 11. Physical Infrastructure and Public Goods12. Human Infrastructure; 13. The Service Sector and Indefinite Economic Growth; 14. Summary and Conclusion; Notes; Index

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