Alias Papa: A Life of Fritz Schumacher - Softcover
E. F. “Fritz” Schumacher was a profound, influential thinker and economist, and this fascinating biography traces his life: from his early years in Germany and his move to England and internment during World War II, through to his later years, with the publication of Small Is Beautiful and the worldwide fame that resulted. Schumacher, at a time of unlimited economic growth, challenged this ideology and proposed an approach that recognized the impossibility of continuous growth in a finite world, and warned against the world's increasing dependence on oil. He was a key figure in the development of the environmental movement and was adamantly opposed to what he saw as violent solutions to economic problems, arguing against nuclear energy and advocating human-scale technology and organic cultivation. Schumacher's particular genius was to bring together the theoretical and the practical. He set up the Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action) to provide small-scale technology for developing countries, and his people-centered approach to development has now been adopted throughout the world. Alias Papa, written by his eldest daughter, shows how his thinking and beliefs changed and evolved as his rigorous and questioning search for truth caused him to reflect on the events of his life and embark on a spiritual journey which was to change him as an economist and as a person.
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Barbara Wood is Fritz Schumacher's eldest daughter. She is a writer with a background in economics, history, and theology, and has worked for the Intermediate Technology Development Group (founded by her father) and the Voluntary Services Overseas Association.
“This is a sweet biography of a great man, written by his eldest daughter. It is an enjoyable read.” —Reforesting Scotland journal
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- PublisherOxford Univ Pr
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0192818813
- ISBN 13 9780192818812
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