“Buddhist Economics”

Part I of Essay
“He tends to count nothing as an expenditure, other than human effort...”, this quote was used to describe the way a French political philosopher characterized “Western man”. Bertrand de Jouvenel goes on to say, “He does not seem to realize at all that human life is a depe ....

Part II of Essay
.... we are a bunch of rich fat people who have no concern for culture. The Buddhists believe being rich is more than material possessions and I agree. In this essay they also commented that “simplicity and non-violence” are closely related. I agree with that belief as well. I liked how E.F. Schumacher explained the importance of consumption and how it effects pressures put on society. Although people in less industrialized countries have greater worries like poverty, they don’t have as much of a problem with violence. Things are more low key ....