A New Age style philosopher, Fritz Schumacher (1911-1977) was a exponent of pacifism, monetary advisor to governments, and he created a new economics of material reductionism which cares for the planet and for people, especially those most in need in society. He was influenced by Buddhism and by Gandhi. His book 'Small is Beautiful' (1973) is based on the reasoning that less is more in a society which is generally unhappy despite its material wealth and 'A Guide for the Perplexed' is a best selling explanation of capitalism.
If you are interested in the world of E F Schumacher and his two books, listed above, please follow this link: http://www.colinalexander.info/files/pdfs/Schumacher.pdf
and https://monoskop.org/images/5/58/Schumacher_EF_A_Guide_for_the_Perplexed.pdf
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