1. Opening Our Minds to Concordian Economics

If we mention any topic in economics nowadays, we find a crisis lurking somewhere on its way. Either Concordian economics is capable of solving these crises or it is not worth the paper it is written on. To make the best use of it, we must keep three concerns constantly in mind. The system must minimize Hoarding, minimize Inflation, and it must create as many Jobs as requested by the population. To observe these goals in action, we need a kaleidoscopic view of the economic system: moving our point of view just a little bit, we see a completely different universe, but always an integrated universe. Looking at it another way, if we engage in true dialogue we discover that there is nothing new under the sun. Only the trends have accelerated their pace. It is this acceleration that has brought us to the brink of disaster. Whether we have enough time to avoid the precipice or not, in this volume we will study a number of recommendations on what needs to be done—for the benefit of everyone. The wise Benjamin Franklin knew it all along: “If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.