pemSmall Is Beautifulem is Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher's classic call for the end of excessive consumption. Schumacher inspired such movements as Buy Locally and Fair Trade, while voicing strong opposition to casino capitalism and wasteful corporate behemoths. Named one of the emTimes Literary Supplement'sem 100 Most Influential Books Since World War II, emSmall Is Beautifulem presents eminently logical arguments for building our economies around the needs of communities, not corporations.p--Time magazine