- Economics, Economic policy, Economic development, Microeconomics
**Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered** is a collection of essays published in 1973 by German-born British economist E. F. Schumacher. The title "Small Is Beautiful" came from a principle espoused by Schumacher’s teacher Leopold Kohr (1909–1994) advancing small, appropriate technologies, policies, and polities as a superior alternative to the mainstream ethos of "bigger is better".
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- Author
- E. F. Schumacher
- First published
- 1973
- Pages
- 290
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Colophon Books, Vintage
- Editions
- 50
- Language
- cze, Spanish, French, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9783498061210
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“Een van de noodlottigste dwalingen van onze tijd is het geloof dat het 'productieprobleem' is opgelost.”
British economist
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