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Page 242
... economic dynamism of the modern economy . Neither profit - and - loss nor cost - benefit accountancy reduces effectively the operations of the megamachine ; for the costs are magically converted into benefits , and the prospective ...
... economic dynamism of the modern economy . Neither profit - and - loss nor cost - benefit accountancy reduces effectively the operations of the megamachine ; for the costs are magically converted into benefits , and the prospective ...
Page 323
... economy has turned in ' advanced ' countries , after many recessions and depressions , into an economy of abundance , or , as it might be more cor- rectly styled , of mal - distributed affluence . Because of the staggering poten- tial ...
... economy has turned in ' advanced ' countries , after many recessions and depressions , into an economy of abundance , or , as it might be more cor- rectly styled , of mal - distributed affluence . Because of the staggering poten- tial ...
Page 479
... Economic prison , new , Economic waste , 328 327 Economy , automated , 184 ; democratiza- tion of , 324 Economy of abundance , nature's , 399 ; organic models for , 395 ' Economy of gifts , ' 325 ' Economy of Megalopolis , ' 331 Economy ...
... Economic prison , new , Economic waste , 328 327 Economy , automated , 184 ; democratiza- tion of , 324 Economy of abundance , nature's , 399 ; organic models for , 395 ' Economy of gifts , ' 325 ' Economy of Megalopolis , ' 331 Economy ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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