10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSUMPTIVITY»
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consumptivity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
consumptivity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wicked Pleasures: Meditations on the Seven "deadly" Sins
The best word I can come up with is "consumptivity." Despite its unwieldi- ness (
and an unfortunate whiff of tuberculosis), this word has the advantage of
announcing its close relationships — its compare and contrast symmetries and ...
2
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton
For example, in a fraternity of which one member was actually consumptive, two
suspicious and four somewhat suspicious, Galton would reckon three
consumptive members, and the taint, or consumptivity, would be 43 °/O. To his
surprise he ...
3
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton
For example, in a fraternity of which one member was actually consumptive, two
suspicious and four somewhat suspicious, Galton would reckon three
consumjitive members, and the taint, or consumptivity, would be 43 °/o. To his
surprise he ...
4
Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global ...
Source: Adapted from Handy (1995); Rifkin (1994) Figure 12.6 Transitions in
consumption: Shifting boundaries • 'productivity' = inputs to production/outputs
from production; • 'consumptivity' = inputs to consumption/social outputs from ...
Peter Marcotullio, Gordon McGranahan, 2006
5
Consumer Interests Annual: Annual Conference of the American ...
A logical counterpart of that term on the consumption side is "consumptivity" — in
simple terms, the ratio of returns to outlays. More specifically, the definition of "
consumptivity" proposed herein is "the ratio of the present value of all current and
...
American Council on Consumer Interests. Conference, 1997
6
Introduction to Exercise Science
We really need only shelter, food, and basic necessities to live and be happy; but
in postmodernity, as we go about our everyday lives, we are subtly educated by
many sources in consumptivity, learning how to consume more than we need.
7
Darwinism: critical reviews from Dublin review, Edinburgh ...
Let the scale by which consumptivity is measured be such that the Q of the
general population = 1. Let its M = N, when measured on the same scale; the
value of N is and will remain unknown. Let N + O be the number of units of
consumptivity ...
Alfred Russel Wallace, Daniel N. Robinson, Sir Francis Galton, 1977
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Darwinism: Critical Reviews from Dublin Review, Edinburgh ...
Let the scale by which consumptivity is measured be such that the Q of the
general population = 1. Let its M = N, when measured on the same scale ; the
value of N is and will remain unknown. Let N + C be the number of units of
consumptivity ...
Let the scale by which consumptivity is measured be such that the Q of the
general population = 1. Let its M = N, when measured on the same scale ; the
value of N is and will remain unknown. Let N + C be the number of units of
consumptivity ...
Mr. Francis Galton has coined the word "consumptivity" that applies to such as
these, concerning which he says : — "That a condition which we may call '
consumptivity,' for want of. a better word, may exist without showing any outward
sign, ...
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.), 1901
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSUMPTIVITY»
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Where Is the Global Economy Heading?
... people at the very bottom consume with very low “consumptivity” (value consumed per person-hour); they are hungry, on the brink of starving. «Inter Press Service, Dec 13»
