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L. Kohr (1957) The Breakdown of Nations
A Synopsis Of Leopold Kohr’s Book The Breakdown of Nations (1957) WHY SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL, IMPERATIVE, AND GENERALLY UNOBTAINABLE Every human life has its seasons. And so does every human society, organization, and culture. There are times … Continue reading
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Tagged balance/equilibrium, democracy (facilitation of), diversity (importance of), economics (sustainable), growth (excessive), growth cycles, law of diminishing effect, Leopold Kohr, nations (sustainable), necessities & luxuries, organizations (sustainable), peace (facilitation of), political economy, power (abuse of), power (dangerous levels of), productivity (optimizing), quality of life (facilitation of), redundancies (importance of), size (optimizing), Small is Beautiful, temptation (human susceptibility to), The Breakdown of Nations, theories (exceptions and counter-examples to), theory of size, United Nations (weaknesses of), war (causes of)
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45: Zooming Toward Oblivion
Chapter 45: ZOOMING TOWARD OBLIVION Kaslo, B.C. Thursday April 7, 2011 There can be something rather noble and reassuring about an aged face, full of character, well wrinkled, and composed. Even in films, where typically we see celebrations … Continue reading
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Tagged "Enough", CARP, egotism, ostentation, wisdom, Zoomerism
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44: FIRST AID
This “retirement chapter” is a continuation of my published book. It makes reference to some topics and people introduced in that book, including my wife Lorraine and the small town of Kaslo, British Columbia, on Kootenay Lake. Chapter 44: FIRST … Continue reading