Why The Village Movement

by J.C. Kumarappa

This book by the Gandhian economist J.C. Kumarappa, describes and argues for decentralized local economies.

198 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1936

About the author

J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (4 January 1892 – 30 January 1960) was an Indian economist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. A pioneer of rural economic development theories, Kumarappa is credited for developing economic theories based on Gandhism – a school of economic thought he coined “Gandhian economics”.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

This incredible book has describes our duties as consumers:

"If the raw materials for making cocoa are obtained from plantations on the West coast of Africa which sue some form of forced native labour, are carried by vessels on sea routes monopolised or controlled by violence, manufactured in England with sweated labour and brought to India under favourable customs duties enforced by political power, then a buyer of a tin of cocoa patronises the forced labour conditions in the west coast of Africa, utilizes the navy and so partakes in violence, gains by the low wages or bad conditions of workers in England and takes advantage of the political subjection of India. All this responsibility and more also is put into a little tin of cocoa!"

This paragraph has affected me deeply in clearly describing the truth of our complicity in the acts made on our behalf by our economic order, and thus showing me the necessity of finding a way to be responsible and live up to that duty.