EUGENE McCARTHY, during his long and distinguished career, has been at the forefront of policy discussions involving the shorter work weekWILLIAM McGAUGHEY, a CPA, is a cost accountant for a public transportation agency. His previous works include A Shorter Workweek in the 1980s.

• Introduction An Economic and Political View: Unemployment and the Economics of Waste The Bankruptcy of U.S. Employment Policy The Productivity Factor The Employment Factor The Hours Factor Output: Useful or Waste Some Common Varieties of Waste Shaking the Waste Out of this Economy An Economy Built on Money and Debt Micro and Macro Effects of Reduced Hours International Work-Sharing Historical and Theological View A Short History of Shorter Working Hours Work, Leisure, Philosophy, Ideology and their Perversions Notes Bibliography Index

EUGENE McCARTHY, during his long and distinguished career, has been at the forefront of policy discussions involving the shorter work weekWILLIAM McGAUGHEY, a CPA, is a cost accountant for a public transportation agency. His previous works include A Shorter Workweek in the 1980s.

• Introduction An Economic and Political View: Unemployment and the Economics of Waste The Bankruptcy of U.S. Employment Policy The Productivity Factor The Employment Factor The Hours Factor Output: Useful or Waste Some Common Varieties of Waste Shaking the Waste Out of this Economy An Economy Built on Money and Debt Micro and Macro Effects of Reduced Hours International Work-Sharing Historical and Theological View A Short History of Shorter Working Hours Work, Leisure, Philosophy, Ideology and their Perversions Notes Bibliography Index

EUGENE McCARTHY, during his long and distinguished career, has been at the forefront of policy discussions involving the shorter work weekWILLIAM McGAUGHEY, a CPA, is a cost accountant for a public transportation agency. His previous works include A Shorter Workweek in the 1980s.

• Introduction An Economic and Political View: Unemployment and the Economics of Waste The Bankruptcy of U.S. Employment Policy The Productivity Factor The Employment Factor The Hours Factor Output: Useful or Waste Some Common Varieties of Waste Shaking the Waste Out of this Economy An Economy Built on Money and Debt Micro and Macro Effects of Reduced Hours International Work-Sharing Historical and Theological View A Short History of Shorter Working Hours Work, Leisure, Philosophy, Ideology and their Perversions Notes Bibliography Index