What is this social construct we call the shareholder? Why is the shareholder given such prominence in our theories of the economy, and prosperity? And our politics of law, and fairness?
What is the economy? Is it industry, or a partnership? A partnership with Humans, and Nature. A Human-Nature Partnership.
How can we, as humans, collaboratively co-create and adaptively evolve a prosperous partnership with each other, and with Nature?
That seems to me a better goal for Economics to be pursuing than shareholder gain.
Prosperity is what we really want. And peace.
We are told that Growth is the pathway to prosperity.
But we can see, through climate change and other things, that Growth is not a pathway to Peace.
How can we have real prosperity, if it does not bring us peace?
"blighting the environment for shareholder gain"
What is this social construct we call the shareholder? Why is the shareholder given such prominence in our theories of the economy, and prosperity? And our politics of law, and fairness?
What is the economy? Is it industry, or a partnership? A partnership with Humans, and Nature. A Human-Nature Partnership.
How can we, as humans, collaboratively co-create and adaptively evolve a prosperous partnership with each other, and with Nature?
That seems to me a better goal for Economics to be pursuing than shareholder gain.
Prosperity is what we really want. And peace.
We are told that Growth is the pathway to prosperity.
But we can see, through climate change and other things, that Growth is not a pathway to Peace.
How can we have real prosperity, if it does not bring us peace?