{"product_id":"small-is-beautiful-1","title":"Small is beautiful","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWisdom demands a New orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful. E.F. Schumacher.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eE.F. Schumacher produced inspiring models and practical tools that empowered people to shape their futures. Best known for his book\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmall Is Beautiful,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehe believed that economics should serve people, rather than the other way around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe also focused on developing forms of technology that enabled people to take more charge their lives, rather than rely on big institutions or corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTowards the end of his life Fritz, as he was known, wrote about the spiritual underpinnings of his approach. Central to this was his notion of Used work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe believed that work had a three-fold purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo provide people with useful Useds and services.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo provide people with the chance to use and perfect their gifts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo provide people with the chance to collaborate with others in order to liberate themselves from inbuilt egocentricity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFritz believed that our education systems should be geared to helping people to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epursue these themes. He expanded on these ideas in his later books, such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUsed Work\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Guide For The Perplexed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882033053953,"sku":"2P5TZHCLD-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/yuj_62606e35-4cf3-418e-a18f-a7ccb4ec340c.jpg?v=1646821081","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/small-is-beautiful-1","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}