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Ezra Pound and the Four Hour Work Day/Week

Years ago I read an essay by Ezra Pound (yes, I know, a somewhat questionable sorce when it comes to politics and economics) that addressed the idea of shortened labor hours; it may have been 4/hrs a day, but it could also have been something as extreme as 4/hrs a week. The essay has a similar thesis as that of contemporary proponents of the 4/hr day, albeit a somewhat idealist one that assumes everyone would spend their time in intellectual or creative pursuits. Now I can’t seem to find anything about it. Is anyone familiar with this essay (or perhaps the contemporary theorist that he borrowed from)? Would like to reread it and compare it to current discourse on the idea.


Years ago I read an essay by Ezra Pound (yes, I know, a somewhat questionable sorce when it comes to politics and economics) that addressed the idea of shortened labor hours; it may have been 4/hrs a day, but it could also have been something as extreme as 4/hrs a week. The essay has a similar thesis as that of contemporary proponents of the 4/hr day, albeit a somewhat idealist one that assumes everyone would spend their time in intellectual or creative pursuits. Now I can’t seem to find anything about it. Is anyone familiar with this essay (or perhaps the contemporary theorist that he borrowed from)? Would like to reread it and compare it to current discourse on the idea.

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