The Breakdown of Nations
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 085784430X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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On Target, Informed Literature Supports This Early Understanding Robert David STEELE Vivas This is a very important book and as another review notes, it is truly a good thing that it is back in print.As we migrate from the industrial era of pyramidal top-down command and control empires and police states, into the information era where We the People can impose home rule and . "an important book" according to librich. Of all things I've read, this comes the closest to explaining the root cause of social evil. Kohr's whimsical manner is disarming and the book is far from scholarly. But his conclusions line up perfectly with my experiences of life. Whether the harm is inflicted by government, big corp. "When anything is wrong, read this book." according to John Reagan. Leopold Kohr a double Phd professor and refugee explains why all the methods for managing our international relations, businesses and every level of government are bound to fail. You can't make this stuff up, nor can you refute the arguments.
Leopold Kohr was the originator of the concept of 'the human scale', an idea later popularized by his friend E. F. Kohr was an economist by profession, holding academic positions at many universities, including Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico. His other books include Development Without Aid, The Over-Developed Nations, Freedom From Government, and Is Wales Viable?
Schumacher, notably in the best-selling book Small is Beautiful. About the AuthorLeopold Kohr was the originator of the concept of 'the human scale', an idea later popularized by his friend E. He died in 1994.. F. Kohr was an economist by profession, holding academic positions at many universities, including Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico. His other books include Development Without Aid, The Over-Developed Nations, Freedom From Government, a
Rather than making ever-larger political unions, in the belief that this will bring peace and security, we should minimize the aggregation of power by returning to a patchwork of small, relatively powerless states, where leaders are accessible to and responsive to the people.. In The Breakdown of Nations Leopold Kohr shows that, throughout history, people living in small states are happier, more peaceful, more creative and more prosperous. Virtually all our political and social problems would be greatly diminished if the world&r