<p> <i>Small Is Beautiful</i> is Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher&#146;s classic call for the end of excessive consumption. Schumacher inspired such movements as &#147;Buy Locally&#148; and &#147;Fair Trade,&#148; while voicing strong opposition to &#147;casino capitalism&#148; and wasteful corporate behemoths. Named one of the <i>Times Literary Supplement&#146;s</i> 100 Most Influential Books Since World War II, <i>Small Is Beautiful</i> presents eminently logical arguments for building our economies around the needs of communities, not corporations. </p>