One of 250 short talks given by Alan Macfarlane in 2022 on the theme of 'What I have learnt about myself and the world', which will be published as a book.
The title of Schumacher's book came originally from a principle of Leopold Kohr. Kohr wrote an argument The Breakdown of Nations, advocating for small states. Ironically, since then, some of the most beautiful products of human effort emerged in those states that are the largest on earth: viz. China and Russia.... Of course, the argument cannot end here. In other words, in order to be fair it has to be lengthy rather than small.
The title of Schumacher's book came originally from a principle of Leopold Kohr. Kohr wrote an argument The Breakdown of Nations, advocating for small states. Ironically, since then, some of the most beautiful products of human effort emerged in those states that are the largest on earth: viz. China and Russia.... Of course, the argument cannot end here. In other words, in order to be fair it has to be lengthy rather than small.