E.F. Schumacher
One man: E.F. Schumacher is behind/inspired so many great initiatives - which I suspect many encounter separately, as I did.
- Schumacher College in Totnes, Devon
- Resurgence Magazine (now Resurgence & Ecologist)
- Green Books publishing company
- Practical Action - NGO
- New Economics Foundation
- New Economics Institute
- Soil Association
- Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
- Jeevika Trust
- Schumacher Institute in Bristol
article in the Observer, weekend review (29th August, 1965):
How to help them help themselves
slogan:
"find out what the people are doing and help them to do it better. "
books/ essays:
Buddhist Economics
Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
http://www.amazon.com/Small-Is-Beautiful-Economics-Mattered/dp/0060916303?tag=ecosia-20
A Guide for the Perplexed
Wikipedia:
The Schumacher Circle is a family of organisations which were founded in E.F. Schumacher's memory or were inspired by his work, and which cooperate to support each other. The circle includes[11] the Schumacher College in Totnes, Devon, Resurgence Magazine (now Resurgence & Ecologist), publishing company Green Books, international non-governmental organisation Practical Action, the New Economics Foundation in the UK, the New Economics Institute (formerly called the E. F. Schumacher Society) founded in New England,[12] the Soil Association, the educational centre Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) North Wales, the Jeevika Trust, and the research organisation Schumacher Institute in Bristol.
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