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Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911–1977) was a British economist and philosopher born in Germany. Known for his humanistic approach to economics, he worked as an economic advisor and wrote extensively on sustainable development and appropriate technology.
Known for: Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered
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Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered is a collection of essays by British economist E. F. Schumacher, first published in 1973. The book critiques modern economic systems focused on unlimited growth and advocates for a more human-centered and sustainable approach. Schumacher introduces the concept of 'economics as if people mattered,' emphasizing decentralization, appropriate technology, and ecological balance as foundations for a just and sustainable society.
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Part I – The Modern World
I began by examining the modern world’s faith in large-scale production. Industrialism, powered by fossil fuels and organized around gigantic enterprises, has delivered material abundance to a degree unimaginable in earlier ages. Yet the human and ecological costs of this triumph remain hidden benea...
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Part II – Resources
All our wealth originates from the natural world, yet we behave as if nature’s bounty were infinite. In this part I seek to restore moral clarity to the question of resources. The depletion of fossil fuels and minerals, the loss of forests, the poisoning of soils — these are not isolated technical m...
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About E. F. Schumacher
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911–1977) was a British economist and philosopher born in Germany. Known for his humanistic approach to economics, he worked as an economic advisor and wrote extensively on sustainable development and appropriate technology. His influential work, Small Is Beautiful, esta...
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Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911–1977) was a British economist and philosopher born in Germany. Known for his humanistic approach to economics, he worked as an economic advisor and wrote extensively on sustainable development and appropriate technology. His influential work, Small Is Beautiful, esta...
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911–1977) was a British economist and philosopher born in Germany. Known for his humanistic approach to economics, he worked as an economic advisor and wrote extensively on sustainable development and appropriate technology. His influential work, Small Is Beautiful, established him as a pioneer of ecological and alternative economic thought in the 20th century.
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