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E. F. Schumacher...

E. F. Schumacher...

A clear summary of Schumacher's economic arguments - with special reference to the world energy situation.

Filmed in Montana, Schumacher denounces what he calls 'internal colonialism'. After all, a colony is a territory that is being developed not for its own sake by its own inhabitants, but by far away power- as a source of raw materials. In this case the far away powers are the large metropolitan areas.

In a world short of energy, the system is becoming unworkable. Fewer factories farther and farther apart providing fewer and fewer jobs cannot provide the answer. In its place Schumacher argues for a system where local people consume local goods. This saves energy, creates jobs, but more important, it gives meaning to people's lives.