Economics of Mahaveera

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Adarsh Sahitya Sangh

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Economics of Non-Violence
and Peace
The objective of Modern Economics is not peace; nor is nonviolence. Its goal is economic prosperity. It aims at certain Objectives. It aims at everyone becoming rich; nobody to remain poor while man's primary needs are satisfied. It also wants that he acquires large resources. Modern Economics does not, however, stop there. In order to fulfil the objective of pervasive prosperity, it also expects that desires, needs and production are expanded, and as a consequence thereof, it is accepted that greed would be promoted.
Objectives of Communism The strategic goal of communism has been to grab power which should be rested in the hands of the economically weaker, backward or the working class. However, no proper consideration is given on how it is achieved. The purity of means does not matter at all. If power comes through fair means, well and good; but if it does not come through fair means, then it has to be acquired through any means. Modern. Economics too has the same approach. What matters to it is that prosperity is enhanced. And to acquire greater prosperity, greed and competition are the prerequisites. The expanding greed presupposes expanded needs which call for expanding production. This, in turn, requires higher economic growth. Economic growth calls for competition. In this