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Small is beautiful looks at the economic structure of the western world in a revolutionary way. Schumachers classic call for the end of excessive consumption. Schumacher inspired such movements as buy locally and fair trade, while voicing strong opposition to casino capitalism and wasteful corporate behemoths. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover daniels. His belief that natural resources should be conserved led him to conclude that bignessin particular, large industries and large citieswould lead to the depletion of. Schumacher a designers resource for fabric, wallpaper. Microgeneration technologies include smallscale wind turbines, micro hydro, solar pv systems, microbial fuel cells, ground source heat pumps, and micro combined heat and power installations. One of the fundamental books on ecological economics. Schumachers book small is beautiful focused, in fact, largely on the appropriate s cale of technologies.
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