20 November 2025

Small Is Beautiful: An Analysis of E.F. Schumacher's Classic Book

Whilst he doesn't call it Distributism, but subtitled it "Economics as if People Mattered". This book is still a classic explanation.


In this video, we will take a look at E. F. Schumacher's seminal book "Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered." Schumacher was an economist and philosopher who argued that the current economic system is unsustainable and that we need to shift to a more decentralized and localized economy. In his view, we needed to make a radical shift to a more decentralized, localized, and sustainable economy. We will review the content of the book, look at how his ideas fit into our world, 50 years after its publication and criticisms of his views. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Book Overview 04:57 - Relevance to Today 08:03 - Criticisms of the Book 10:26 - My Review of Small Is Beautiful 13:30 - Final Thoughts

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