Ep 033 Small Is Not Beautiful: Debunking E.F. Schumacher

Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher is one of the most influential books you've never heard of. In this episode we discuss the full background, context and legacy of this small-but-mighty philosophical work that has ties to the degrowth movement, influenced people such as Jimmy Carter, King Charles, Bill McKibben, and is responsible for green fascist policy keeping the global south impoverished under a pacifist guise.

Sources:

• https://blogs.dickinson.edu/hist-118pinsker/2017/05/01/the-contested-legacy-of-an-economic-prophet/ https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/11/the-fascinating-backstory-of-king-charles-iii-and-environmental-crusading

• https://youtu.be/G6xBXYlqzWA?t=2766