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Bangkok Sufficiency Ec Panel 23 Nov 2006
Bangkok Sufficiency Ec Panel 23 Nov 2006
All economic questions arise because we want more than we can get. Everyone ends up with some unsatisfied wants Our inability to satisfy all our wants is called scarcity.
4 edges of capitalism
Inability to solve the key socioeconomic problems of 21st century Self-centered maximizing view of production, consumption, and exchange Polarized income distribution Underestimate of human nature
Political science
Sociology
Religion
Myth
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Rice Butter
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World citizenship
Mans Lower nature:
Moderation of wants
Buddha:
Life is suffering because we are tempted by unlimited desires The only way to avoid suffering is to avoid greed for things and situations we dont need.
Koran:
Spend benevolently of the good things that you earn Do not wish for bads Know that Allah is Self-sufficient, Praiseworthy.
Bible
It is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Natural science
Economics
Political science
Sociology
Religion
Conservation
Moderation
Suffrage
Minority rights
Moderation
Conservation
Ethics
Liberty
Culture
Acceptance
Ethical compassi Sympathy Spirituality Morality Spirituality Warm-heart Fraternity Superego Whole brain
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Moderation
Immunization
Societal axis (Politics, Society)
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