010. Small is Beautiful - Economics as if people mattered

Small is Beautiful - Economics as if people mattered

In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss E. F. Schumacher's famous 1973 book "Small is Beautiful". We unpack the main theses of the book and look whether they are still valid 50 years later.

Join us for an hour-long dose of your Daily Philosophy and explore with us one of the most influential books of the 70s.

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Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.

00:01:31 Globalisation and its effects
00:02:28 Types of globalisation
00:05:05 “Monoculture” argument
00:08:42 Can we justify economic inequality?
00:10:45 Robert Nozick (1938-2002)
00:12:26 Earth’s resources are limited
00:13:01 Small countries and globalisation
00:14:31 Globalisation threatens diversity
00:15:39 The lost diversity of languages
00:17:56 How language influences content
00:20:50 Big countries are more dangerous
00:22:55 Globalisation and peace
00:24:31 Does globalisation help the poor?
00:29:28 Media monopolies
00:34:38 Problems of foreign aid
00:38:05 City life and individualism
00:42:33 Labourers and digital nomads
00:47:05 The meaning of work
00:47:22 Karl Marx: Alienation
00:50:57 Universal Basic Income
00:53:40 Meaning and work
01:02:11 The power of corporations

Philosophers and theories mentioned:

00:10:45 Robert Nozick (1938-2002)
00:47:22 Karl Marx: Alienation

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