Project Gutenberg 2023-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 London, Bernard 1872 32030109 Ending the depression through planned obsolescence $aNew York :$bself-published, $c1932. Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence" by Bernard London is a socio-economic treatise written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of the Great Depression. The book presents a radical economic proposal aimed at revitalizing the economy by intentionally designing products to become obsolete after a certain period, thus ensuring a constant cycle of consumption and production. It addresses the paradox of plenty, where surplus exists alongside widespread unemployment and poverty, arguing for a reorganization of consumer behavior and production methods. The central premise of London's plan is to assign a predetermined lifespan to goods and commodities, after which they would be retired and replaced by new products, keeping industries active and maintaining high employment levels. By regulating the lifespan of products, he suggests that it would not only stimulate consumption but also create a stable source of government income through taxes on goods post-obsolescence. His proposal aims to end economic stagnation by dismantling outdated goods and thereby facilitating the flow of new products into the market, ultimately fostering a balanced economic environment that benefits workers and consumers alike while addressing the inequities of the current system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89097035273 20211216042912london 1932 US Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 Economic policy HD Text Category: Politics Category: Economics 57469 2025-06-28T11:46:19.881021 text/html 33020 2023-11-01T14:09:30 text/html 201235 2025-06-28T11:46:22.407036 application/epub+zip 199905 2025-06-28T11:46:20.755040 application/epub+zip 131402 2025-06-28T11:46:20.244041 application/epub+zip 663653 2025-06-28T11:46:23.740008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654646 2025-06-28T11:46:22.028014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48316 2025-06-28T11:46:19.761046 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28407 2023-11-01T14:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16003 2025-06-28T11:46:23.864997 application/rdf+xml 14094 2025-06-28T11:46:20.439009 image/jpeg 2123 2025-06-28T11:46:20.340029 image/jpeg 443585 2025-06-28T11:46:19.891048 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia