''Small Is Beautiful''

god's creation is most intelligent

quote…''Small Is Beautiful'' is A Study of Economics As If People Mattered 

is a collection of essays by British economist E. F. Schumacher.

 The phrase "Small Is Beautiful" came from a phrase by his teacher Leopold Kohr.

It is often used to champion small, appropriate that are believed to empower people more, in contrast with phrases such as "bigger is better".

Small Is Beautiful brought Schumacher's critiques of Western economics to a wider audience during the1973 energy crisis and emergence of globalization. The Times Literary Supplement ranked Small Is Beautiful among the 100 most influential books published since World War II.

Schumacher was opposed to the tenets of neo-classical economics, declaring that single-minded concentration on output and technology was dehumanizing.

He held that one's workplace should be dignified and meaningful first, efficient second,

and that nature (like its natural resources) is priceless.

Schumacher proposed the idea of "smallness within bigness": a specific form of decentralization.

For a large organization to work, according to Schumacher, it must behave like a related group of small organizations.

Schumacher's work coincided with the growth of ecological concerns and with the birth of environmentalism and he became a hero to many in the environmental movement.

Schumacher argues that the modern economy is unsustainable natural resources (like fossil fuels), are treated as expendable income, when in fact they should be treated as capital, since they are not renewable, and thus subject to eventual depletion.

he further argues that nature's resistance to pollution is limited as well. He concludes that government effort must be concentrated on sustainable development, because relatively minor improvements, for example, technology transfer to Third World countries, will not solve the underlying problem of an unsustainable economy

Schumacher's philosophy is one of "enoughness," appreciating both human needs, limitations and appropriate use of technology. It grew out of his study of village-based economics,

He faults conventional economic thinking for failing to consider the most appropriate scale for an activity, blasts notions that "growth is good," and that "bigger is better,"

and questions the appropriateness of using mass production in developing countries, promoting instead "production by the masses."

Schumacher was one of the first economists to question the appropriateness of using gross national product to measure human well-being,

emphasizing that
"the aim ought to be to obtain the maximum amount of well being with the minimum amount of consumption."

Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful………..unquote

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  this article by the modern author is a great output from his deep thinking, i now see that he is a very good modern rishi/seer...with not just bookish knowledge but with ability to see in higher perspective.................i specially liked this article and sharing because, in god's creation, in nature, the small is beautiful'' principle is applied very intelligently ................there are micro organisms, small insects, germs, flies, birds, fish, rats, snakes, scorpions, cats, dogs, cows monkeys , humans, elephants, camels, ....not one size, not a few huge sizes, but a range of appropriate countless sizes..................also trees , grass, herbs, vegetables, ...indifferent sizes, shapes, varieties........so now i understand that nature is a good manufacturer/designer/planner ...much more intelligent than the most brilliant educated/qualified /learned men engaged in economic/industrial activities

The question is when would we wake up to this rhythm & dance?......this author Schumacher is one who has woken up.............humanity has a chance/ choice to wake up now, or continue to sleep more...since in the system ..the almighty is kind , has also given ability to human to accelerate the evolution of self and the community, let's hope more and more will start catching up....jyoth se jyoth jagaathe chalo