from Fat Knowledge
excellent article
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The aim of Western economics is to maximize "standard of living" by the amount of annual consumption, with more being better.
The aim of Buddhist economics is to maximize well-being while minimizing consumption.
An industrial system which uses 40% of the world's primary resources to supply less than 6% of the world's population could be called efficient only if it obtained strikingly successful results in terms of human happiness, well-being, culture, peace and harmony.
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