~ E.F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
Wednesday 27 August 2014
E F Schumacher: Small is Beautiful
“If greed were not the master of modern man--ably assisted by
envy--how could it be that the frenzy of economism does not abate as
higher "standards of living" are attained, and that it is precisely the
richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the
greatest ruthlessness? How could we explain the almost universal refusal
on the part of the rulers of the rich societies--where organized along
private enterprise or collective enterprise lines--to work towards the
humanisation of work? It is only necessary to assert that something
would reduce the "standard of living" and every debate is instantly
closed. That soul-destroying, meaningless, mechanical, monotonous,
moronic work is an insult to human nature which must necessarily and
inevitably produce either escapism or aggression, and that no amount of
of "bread and circuses" can compensate for the damage done--these are
facts which are neither denied nor acknowledged but are met with an
unbreakable conspiracy of silence--because to deny them would be too
obviously absurd and to acknowledge them would condemn the central
preoccupation of modern society as a crime against humanity.”
~ E.F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
~ E.F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
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