Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered - E. F. Schumacher

As relevant as when it was first published, Small Is Beautiful is an eloquent exploration of economic programs that take the average person into consideration. \nNothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom. --Newsweek \n\n \n\n One the 100 most influential books published since World War II \n\n --The Times Literary Supplement \n\n \n\n Hailed as an eco-bible by Time 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 Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachs's The End of Poverty, Paul Hawken's Natural Capitalism, Mohammad Yunis's Banker to the Poor, and Bill McKibben's Deep Economy. This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization. \n\n