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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." —Newsweek One the 100 most influential books published since World War II —The Times Literary Supplement 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.

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Small is Beautiful, E.F. Schumacher

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Sottotitolo
A study of economics as if people mattered
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1974
Formato
In brossura
ISBN10
0349131392
ISBN13
9780349131399
Serie
Prima pubblicazione
1973
Titolo originale
Small is Beautiful
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"Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom." —Newsweek One the 100 most influential books published since World War II —The Times Literary Supplement 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.