Buddhist Economics, Gross National Happiness and Total Corporate Responsibility

ajithsrn · 07-31-2008, 10:21 AM

Buddhist Economics, Gross National Happiness and Total Corporate Responsibility - These are the themes of this message. Have a look at the link below to read/download (for free) some articles on the above mentioned themes.

Of all the articles made available, remember to read the article on "Gross National Happiness" presented at the Gross National Happiness conference at Thimpu, Bhutan.

The author of these articles, Frank Dixon, was the Managing Director of Research for Innvoest Strategic Value Advisor, the worlds leading corporate sustainability research firm in the world.

The link is:

globalsystemchange.com/GSC/Articles.html

Thankyou and Have a Nice Time.

theist · 07-31-2008, 11:36 AM

One should also take a good look at E F Schumacher's book Small is Beautiful subtitled Economics as if People Mattered.

ajithsrn · 08-04-2008, 09:53 AM

Here is the weblink to the Essay "Buddhist Economics", written by E. F. Schumacher. The essay can be downloaded for free, from this link.

smallisbeautiful.org/pdf/buddhist_economics/english.pdf

Thankyou.

theist · 08-04-2008, 02:25 PM

Thanks ajithsrn

The link didn't come through and needs some tweeking.

No one should think that because Schumacher was a Buddhist that his thoughts are relevant for Buddhists only it is just that his view was formed by Buddhism. The approach he offers is relevant and fits well with any philosophy that recognoizes the destructive effect of unbridled greed and a subsequent economic system that is hell bent on reducing humans to the level of mere machinary.

ajithsrn · 09-15-2008, 08:36 AM

Here is an article which appeared on The Hindu Business Line today - titled "Give Buddhist economics a try":

The link is:

thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/15/stories/2008091551160800.htm

Thankyou.