E. F. Schumacher Quotes:
Ocupation: Statistician
Life: August 16, 1911 - September 4, 1977
Birthday: August 16
Death: September 4
From the point of view of the employer, it is in any case simply an item of cost, to be reduced to a minimum if it cannot be eliminated altogether, say, by automation. From the point of view of the workman, it is a "disutility"; to work is to make a sacrifice of one's leisure and comfort, and wages are a kind of compensation for the sacrifice.
topic: Sacrifice, Views, Comfort, Automation, Small Is Beautiful
