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of these organizations was the growth of industrialization. They in this course have failed to produce the desired results and nor have approached towards the objectives of human welfare as advocated by Marshall (1890) in his classic book on economics. They rather have all aggravated the problems of poverty, unemployment and disparity over time. In fact, all the social tensions are the results of these economic organizations. They are the cause of social tension but claim as cure for the same. These types of organizations thus have no strength to solve these problems and create a society for over all development of human beings and ecology. The present day economics therefore have no capacity to create Humanomics. Basis of Economics
The famous Kautilya's arthaśāstra is essentially a compilation of sort of civil code which prescribes duties for the king and several ideals for the king. Unlike present day economics, kautilya did not carry out studies of mans economic behavior, but since the large part of his writings are dedicated to welfare, the work thus regarded as one of the oldest works of economics. The basic principle of the economics is based on the assumption of self interest and exploitation of natural resources for creation of wealth of nation to improve the standard of life of the citizens (Adam Smith 1776).. As a result, they along with economic growth and production created many problems in terms of over exploitation of natural resources, global warming, unequal distribution of wealth and many related issues. Therefore every solution or economic activity gives rise to new problems for the society or to the eco system, reflected in terms of gender exploitation, water and soil pollution, poverty, global warming, economic meltdown and conflicting issues between rich and poor countries. The principle of economics was developed for betterment of mankind but in the process we lost the dream of kind man. There is thus a need to develop a new form of economic organization or economic order which can help us in achieving the target of nature friendly sustainable development, free from any type of exploitation, the real Humanomics. The religious path or the path of non violence can help us in designing the economic organization which can ensure the development and the ultimate happiness for all. This paper is an attempt to identify the jain principles which can help us in building the new world economic order based on overall development of human beings i.e. the economic organization for Humanomics. The Humanomics
This new economic order should be able to differentiate good from goods. The jain theory of limitation of desires and possessions (icchā-parimāna and parimita parigraha) can help us in defining the use of resources for our basic needs. This is not an abstract idea but a way of life in jain philosophy. Jain texts give a detailed account of this control in terms of code of conduct for the family
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