Stuart Chase

Stuart Chase

"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.”

Above mentioned lines were well written by the famous writer and economist Stuart Chase which show the depth of understanding of human behaviors. This economist from America has covered diverse topics for Stuart Chase writings starting with general semantics to physical economy. Stuart Chase was perfect blend of economics and engineering and it leads him very near to R. Buckminster Fuller. There are suggestions that Stuart Chase was originator of famous American New Deal. Stuart Chase had given the cover story “A New Deal for America” in famous magazine The New Republic during same week of 1932 when American president promised the new deal but it is not clear whether the speechwriter of FDR saw the cover story or not.

Birth and Earlier Days

Stuart Chase was born in Somersworth, New Hampshire in year 1888. Stuart Chase was third generation of CPA as Stuart Chase father’s uncle and his father founded public accounting firm in Boston in year 1897. Hence, Stuart chase joined the MIT in year 1906 to learn the working. After two years he left MIT for Harvard to enhance the knowledge of banking and business in 1908.

Career

After completion of graduation, Stuart Chase started working in the CPA firm of his father. At the age of 28 Stuart Chase became CPA and gave glimpses of Stuart Chase new approach to the traditional CPA. The evidences are very clear in “Bread Line” which was his first publication in way back 1914. He joined Boston Fabian Club and gave Stuart Chase services to Jane Addams’s Settlement Housed in Chicago. Stuart Chase joined Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 1917 to take charge of investigation of famous Armour and company. After 1921, Stuart Chase life spread in new dimensions as well when he joined Technocracy movement. This was the time when with earnest likings Stuart Chase got involved with semantics.

Accomplishments

With the book The Tragedy of Waste, he attracted worldwide notice for scrutiny of contemporary industrial system in year 1925. From here on words Stuart Chase never looked back as Stuart Chase wrote various papers and articles with his new approach on business and economics. Stuart Chase started working hard for consumer literacy which was well appreciated and acknowledged by President Nixon in 1969 as well. Stuart Chase has advised common people in more than 35 books about improving their lives and has given simple interpretations of contemporary issues to enrich their wisdom. Some of Stuart Chase well known books are:

• The Tragedy of Waste
• Your Money's Worth: A study in the waste of the consumer's dollar
• Men and Machines
• A New Deal
• The Economy of Abundance
• Tyranny of Words
• Rich Land, Poor Land
• American Credos
• Guides to Straight Thinking, With 13 Common Fallacies

Masters do the same things but in different ways, it is a perfect sentence for Stuart chase as Stuart Chase found the approach and direction for betterment of human being and followed the path through out Stuart Chase life. Stuart Chase died in year 1985 but he would be distinguished always as a great fighter of consumer protection and advocate of mass education.