Description
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL is E F Schumach- er's stimulating and controversial study of world economies. This remarkable book is as relevant today and its themes as pertinent and thought-provoking as when it was first published twenty years ago.
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL looks at the economic structure of the Western world in a revolutionary way. Schumacher maintains that Man's current pursuit of profit and progress, which promotes giant organisations and increased specia- lization, has in fact resulted in gross economic inefficiency, environmental pollution and inhumane working condi- tions. Schumacher challenges the doc- trine of economic, technological and scientific specialisation and proposes a system of Intermediate Technology. based on smaller working units, commu- nal ownership, and regional workplaces utilising local labour and resources.
"A book of heart and hope and downright common sense about the future" Peter Lewis, Daily Mail
ISBN:9780099225614
