The Cult of Efficiency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23719185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark E Clark (0000-0002-5660-2153, San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Pages | 273-302 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Ariadne's Thread (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-20077-1_10 |
| OpenAlex | W2492700395 |
| ISBN | 9781349200771 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Efficiency! It pervades our thinking. How can we get the most output of goods and services for the least input of energy, labour and materials? What is the most ‘efficient’, the most ‘economical’ way of doing things? When ‘wealth’ is the supreme goal, the more efficiently wealth is produced, the better. For the sake of efficiency, we subordinate human values that in other times, in other societies, in other worldviews, had far higher priority. The origin, development and logical consequences of our modern devotion to wealth and efficiency are the subjects of this chapter. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Cult · Economics · Efficient energy use · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Economic Theory and Policy · Engineering · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
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