num_pages: 298
description: "Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom."—NewsweekOne the 100 most influential books published since World War II—The Times Literary SupplementHailed 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.
language: English
title: Small is Beautiful
titlecomplete: Small is Beautiful
genres: Sociology, Science, Politics, Economics, Philosophy, Essays, Sustainability, Business, Nonfiction, Environment
ratings_count: 6398
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Prix européen de l’essai Charles Veillon
publisher: Harper & Row (NY et al.)