Vital standard and life economy: the economic thought of Lewis Mumford.

From: Journal of Economic Issues | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) is best known as a historian of cities and technology, an activist for improvement of urban environments, and the most influential critic of architecture in the twentieth century. His range of ideas and interests, however, encompassed far more, including a complex view of human nature, the proper role of literature and art in life, conditions required for a "good life in a good place," and life-affirming value creation as the fulcrum of healthy civilizations. Probably there is not much he failed to touch regarding public and private domains of human ...

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