Godspy had a recent article profiling E.F. Schumacher and his book, Small is Beautiful. Check it out as it may be some helpful background before digging into the book.
E. F. Schumacher: Small Is Beautiful : Economics as if People Mattered
G. K. Chesterton: The Outline of Sanity
Jennifer Roback Morse: Love and Economics: Why the Laissez-Faire Family Doesn't Work
Wilhelm Roepke: A Humane Economy