- Buddhist Economics
- Limitations of Economic Theory in the Industrial Age
- (1) Specialization
- (2) Not free of ethics, but inattentive to them
- (3) Unable to be a science, but wanting to be one
- (4) Lack of clarity in its understanding of human nature
- — (a) Want
- — (b) Consumption
- — (c) Work and working
- — (d) Competition & Cooperation
- — (e) Contentment and Consumerism
- The Major Characteristics of Buddhist Economics
- (1) Middle-way economics: realization of true well-being
- (2) Not harming oneself or others
- Technology
- Summary
- Appendix: General Principles of Buddhist Economics (Middle-way Economics)
- 1. Wise Consumption
- 2. Freedom from Self-harm and from Oppression of Others
- 3. Economy as a Support
- 4. Harmony with Human Nature
- 5. Integration with the Unity of Nature
- Origin of this Book
- Translator’s Foreword
Appendix:
General Principles of Buddhist Economics
(Middle-way Economics)1
- Wise Consumption
- Freedom from Self-harm and from Oppression of Others
- Economy as a Support
- Harmony with Human Nature
- Integration with the Unity of Nature
There are other important principles related to middle-way economics, for instance the harmony and integration between open-ended social development and close-ended personal or individual development, but these subjects must be left for another occasion.
N.B.: this appendix is written as a synopsis; emphasis has thus not been given to presenting scriptural source material.
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