Non-fiction but outlining a better future world specifically in response to the threat of war and the depression, characterized as “On the plentiful supply, on the other urgent need--and a mysterious inability to bring them together” (208). His solution is collective buying or mass consumption to go with mass production--“Instead of one little man with one little family hoarding and saving to get himself a poor little house, we shall have to imagine a community setting about to get itself a big, modern, commodious, picturesque, varied, healthy town with streets, houses, parks, gardens, theatres, hotels, restaurants, and factories complete, all in the latest style and with every conceivable gadget supplied. Not piecemeal, but as a whole” (209-210). Later he adds “beautiful clothing” and health care “developed as a common interest” (214).
BT - After Democracy: Addresses and Papers on the Present World Situation C5 -LLL, PSt
C6 -(1866-1946)
C7 - 1932 CY - London DA - 01/1932 LA - eng N2 -Non-fiction but outlining a better future world specifically in response to the threat of war and the depression, characterized as “On the plentiful supply, on the other urgent need--and a mysterious inability to bring them together” (208). His solution is collective buying or mass consumption to go with mass production--“Instead of one little man with one little family hoarding and saving to get himself a poor little house, we shall have to imagine a community setting about to get itself a big, modern, commodious, picturesque, varied, healthy town with streets, houses, parks, gardens, theatres, hotels, restaurants, and factories complete, all in the latest style and with every conceivable gadget supplied. Not piecemeal, but as a whole” (209-210). Later he adds “beautiful clothing” and health care “developed as a common interest” (214).
PB - Watts & Co. PP - London PY - 1932 SP - 206 EP - 14 T2 - After Democracy: Addresses and Papers on the Present World Situation TI - "The World of Our Grandchildren. A Talk broadcast to U.S.A., November 1930" ER -