The Breakdown of Nations by Leopold Kohr
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.
We have now reached the point Kohr warned about.. the point where 'instead of growth serving life, life must now serve growth, perverting the very purpose of existence'. Kohr's crisis of bigness is upon us * Paul Kingsnorth, The Guardian *
This is the most important book written by the most original political thinker of the 20th century. * Neal Ascherson, from the foreword *
This is the most important book written by the most original political thinker of the 20th century. * Neal Ascherson, from the foreword *
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 held academic positions at many universities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857844309 |
| ISBN 10 | 085784430X |
| Title | The Breakdown of Nations |
| Author | Leopold Kohr |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2016-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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