How does our economic system impact the way we live? Offering a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalisation, Small Is Beautiful puts forward the revolutionary yet viable case for building our economies around the needs of communities, not corporations.

A humane blueprint for prosperity that serves people and planet.

First published in 1973, E. F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful remains a foundational text of sustainable economics and environmental thought. Rejecting the idea that “bigger is better”, Schumacher argues for economies based on community, craftsmanship and ecological balance. Decades later, its message - that progress should serve people, not profits - is more urgent than ever.

Combining wisdom, practicality and visionary foresight, Small Is Beautiful continues to inspire new generations of environmentalists, policymakers and ethical business leaders seeking to build a fairer world.

‘One of the 100 most influential books published since World War II’ Times Literary Supplement