Concordian Economics, Vol. 1

This is the first part of a two-volume set on Concordian economics, a new paradigm whose core completes the Aristotelian-Aquinian project of economic justice. The book delves into the history of economics and presents Concordian economics as a response to the concerns and shortcomings of mainstream economics. Demand-side economics is represented in the process of consumptionthe expenditure of monetary wealth to acquire real wealth and financial wealth of a different nature. In contrast, supply-side economics is represented in the production process, the process of producing real wealth, e.g. tables, chairs and foodstuffs. Institutionalists will also welcome this book because it ties the world of real wealth to that of monetary wealth through the process of distributing the value of ownership of both monetary and real wealth as they are created.

The book begins with an introduction to Concordian economics, followed by a discussion of how to restore relevance to the fieldof economic studies. It also presents a revision of the Keynesian model designed to gradually address the major social, economic, and political causes of discord. Moreover, the author warns against the separation of economics from the world of physical things as well as the world of legal and moral issues. Following a discussion on the measurement of real wealth, econometrics is introduced in accordance with the categories of Concordian economics. Lastly, the book develops a theory of economic justice by defining a set of economic rights and responsibilities that guide economic behavior and policy.

This book appeals to scholars and students of economics and related fields, as well as anyone interested in reintegrating economics into the social context.

Introduces Concordian economics as a new synthesis, a new paradigm Restores and completes the ancient theory of economic justice Presents a vision of the economic system as a set of interdependent actions

Autorentext

Carmine Gorga, Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, is president of the Somist Institute, a research organization in Gloucester, Massachusetts (USA). He is the founder of Concordian economics, Somism, Concordianism, and Relationalism.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. An Overall View of Concordian Economics.- Chapter 3. Concordian Economics: Tools to Return Relevance to Economics.- Chapter 4. From the Revision of Keynes' Model to Economics for Physicists and Ecologists.- Chapter 5. From the Logic of Mainstream Economics to the Logic of Concordian Economics.- Chapter 6. Preparing for Concordian Econometrics.- Chapter 7. The Economic Bubble and Its Measurement.- Chapter 8. The Moral Problem: The Free Rider Problem.- Chapter 9. Ethics in Concordian Economics: Economic Justice: The Economics of Morality.- Chapter 10. The Definition of Economic Rights and their Functions.- Chapter 11. From Four Rights to Four Policies.- Chapter 12. Somists: Beyond Individualists and Collectivists.- Chapter 13. Concordians: Beyond Capitalists and Socialists.- Chapter 14. From Rational Economics to Relational Economics.