Small is Beautiful

"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. Schumachers 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 Schumachers Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics like Jeffrey Sachss The End of Poverty Paul Hawkens Natural Capitalism Mohammad Yuniss Banker to the Poor and Bill McKibbens Deep Economy . This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.