Rather than making ever larger political unions, in the mistaken belief that this will bring peace and security, we should minimise the aggregation of power by returning to a patchwork of small, relatively powerless states, where leaders are accessible to and responsive to the people.
Rather than making ever larger political unions, in the mistaken belief that this will bring peace and security, we should minimise the aggregation of power by returning to a patchwork of small, relatively powerless states, where leaders are accessible to and responsive to the people.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Leopold Kohr, an economist by profession, was the originator of the concept of 'the human scale', an idea later popularised by his friend, E. F. Schumacher in his bestselling book Small is Beautiful. Born near Salzberg in 1909, Kohr was an ecologist by profession, holding academic positions at many universities.
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Acknowledgements Preface to the 1986 Edition Foreword by Neal Ascherson Foreword by Richard Body Introduction The Philosophies of Misery The Power Theory of Aggression Disunion Now Tyranny in a Small-State World The Physics of Politics: The Philosophic Argument Individual and Average Man: The Political Argument The Glory of the Small: The Cultural Argument The Efficiency of the Small: The Economic Argument Union Through Division: The Administrative Argument The Elimination of Great Powers: Can It Be Done? But Will It Be Done? The American Empire Appendices: The Principle of Federation Presented in Maps Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Preface to the 1986 Edition Foreword by Neal Ascherson Foreword by Richard Body Introduction The Philosophies of Misery The Power Theory of Aggression Disunion Now Tyranny in a Small-State World The Physics of Politics: The Philosophic Argument Individual and Average Man: The Political Argument The Glory of the Small: The Cultural Argument The Efficiency of the Small: The Economic Argument Union Through Division: The Administrative Argument The Elimination of Great Powers: Can It Be Done? But Will It Be Done? The American Empire Appendices: The Principle of Federation Presented in Maps Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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