E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, Harper Perennial, 1989

What is a meaning of production (e.g., more control over nature)?

Should natural resources (non-renewable) be treated as income or capital?

Can limitless (unlimited) growth be achieved by technological and scientific achievements?

Can economic growth (a GNP) continue until everyone is saturated with wealth.

How do we interpret the market?
(the institutionalisation of individualism and non-responsibility)

How is production carried out? By whom? For whom?

How do we understand the connectedness among people and the globe through production?

What do the Budhist economics suggest regarding a meaning of production and purpose of human existence on earth?

Can individuals develop organic relationships with the community and the environment?

How could we re-consider the role of technology?

How could we link conflict resolution and economic systems?

A

Is permanent, limitless expansion of industry and capitalism possible in a finite environment?

Does neo-liberalism promote the limitlessness of production and unbridled individualism?

What is the nature of 'the market' regarding its institutionalization of profit, self-interests, etc.?

B

Should human perception, emotion and behavioral needs (participation in decision making processes) be considered important in economic activities?

To what extent do our experiences and ideas (and wisdom) have an impact on the utilization of science and technology (e.g., consideration of a long term effect)?

C

What could be an appropriate scale of units in terms of promoting autonomy, self-determination and inter-connectedness within the community?

Does maximum human well-being require an increase in consumption?

D

How could individuals develop an organic relationship with their community and environment without depending too much on external market forces which they have little control over?

How can economic systems be re-created so that they are balanced, dynamic and holistic (e.g., consideration of a whole person)?

What could be the methods for production that leave open the possibility for human creativity and ingenuity?