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Small is Beautiful

A Study of Economics as if People Mattered

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"Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom." —<i>Newsweek</i> <b>One the 100 most influential books published since World War II</b> —<i>The Times Literary Supplement</i> Hailed as an "eco-bible" by <i>Time</i> magazine, E.F. Schumacher's riveting, richly researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and vital with each year since its initial groundbreaking publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against "bigger is better" industrialism, Schumacher's <i>Small Is Beautiful</i> paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachs's <i>The End of Poverty</i>, Paul Hawken's <i>Natural Capitalism</i>, Mohammad Yunis's <i>Banker to the Poor</i>, and Bill McKibben's <i>Deep Economy</i>. This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.

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Small is Beautiful, Ernst Friedrich Schumacher

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1974
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Titre
Small is Beautiful
Sous-titre
A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
Sphere
Publié
1974
Format
souple
Pages
256
ISBN10
0349131384
ISBN13
9780349131382
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"Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom." —<i>Newsweek</i> <b>One the 100 most influential books published since World War II</b> —<i>The Times Literary Supplement</i> Hailed as an "eco-bible" by <i>Time</i> magazine, E.F. Schumacher's riveting, richly researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and vital with each year since its initial groundbreaking publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against "bigger is better" industrialism, Schumacher's <i>Small Is Beautiful</i> paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachs's <i>The End of Poverty</i>, Paul Hawken's <i>Natural Capitalism</i>, Mohammad Yunis's <i>Banker to the Poor</i>, and Bill McKibben's <i>Deep Economy</i>. This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.