Maintains that man will understand the meaning of living only if he can fulfill his obligations to other people, himself, the earth, progress, and technology

Small is Beautiful is the perfect antidote to the economics of globalization. As relevant today as when it was first published, this is a landmark set of essays on humanistic economics. This 25th anniversary edition brings Schumacher's ideas into focus for the end-of-the-century by adding commentaries by contemporary thinkers who have been influenced by Schumacher. They analyze the impact of his philosophy on current political and economic thought. Small is Beautiful is the classic of common-sense economics upon which many recent trends in our society are founded. This is economics from the heart rather than from just the bottom line.

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Product Description: Written in the form of a memoir, this analysis of workplace structures draws on theology for its insights, and retells the author's own journey of discovery, including his encounter with the Focolare movement and his study of theology.

Indicates directions individuals can take to make a workable future for themselves, stressing that man can control and redirect technology and large institutions by recognizing the importance of the human being