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morlyre's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.0
A seminal, if somewhat dated take on people-centred-economics.
thejdizzler's review
5.0
Wow. Really enjoyed this one. Schumacher really highlights a key insight about economics: namely that all the labor-saving in the world isn't going to give dignity to the people that you're trying to help if that labor-saving just leaves them unemployed. Intermediate technology is the name of the game, even more so because of our impending fossil-fuels crisis.
pransu_123's review against another edition
4.0
This book lives upto its name. A 252 pages long book written and published 4 decades back discusses ideas and issues that is relevant to modern day as well. From talking about as basic as education and development to as complex as Nuclear energy, the book surprisingly also talks about a lot of things that we even discuss about in the current world and provides suggestions on how we can solve current issue. This book is just beyond what it claims to its subtitle "a study of economics as if people mattered" as it discusses aspects beyond the ideas of the so called conventional economics.
The only thing that made me a bit sad about the book was at one point it got a bit boring and got a bit vast. Otherwise, Clearly a Masterpiece
The only thing that made me a bit sad about the book was at one point it got a bit boring and got a bit vast. Otherwise, Clearly a Masterpiece
mattycakesbooks's review
5.0
Would recommend the first section to everyone — later parts get a bit wonky. But it’s still fascinating.
tofupup's review
3.0
The first few chapters of this book were still super relevant today. Some of the middle chapters were a dense slog for me.
orlaburke's review against another edition
There has to be an alternative to the current system...