they may or may not succeed – but to evolve a more democratic and dignified system of industrial administration, a more humane employment of machinery, and a more intelligent utilization of the fruits of human ingenuity and effort. If they can do this, they have the future in their hands. If they cannot, they have nothing to offer that is worthy of the sweat of free-born men." (Part IV, Chapter 3 'Socialism') See also A Guide for the Perplexed Alter-globalisation Anti-globalisation movement Degrowth Distributism Green growth Happiness economics Humanistic economics Moderately prosperous society (literally small abundance/well being society AKA "The Chinese Dream") Post-growth Renewable energy Renewable resource Simple living Sustainability References External links Full Text of Small is Beautiful at ditext.com The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems home page 1973 non-fiction books Appropriate technology advocates Blond & Briggs books Environmental non-fiction books Simple living Sustainability books 1973 neologisms Quotations from literature