A Common Economic System Architecture for the EU.

The subject title is the title of my e-book published on Amazon.com as a kindle edition.

I wrote the book to show that there is an alternative way for governments to organise their national economies.

The present bureaucratic system of regulation is merely an accretion of departments that have been created by successive governments in response to the pressures and challenges of a developing society. Thus the departments of state are not integrated into a functional whole with regard to communication within and amongst the various departments.

Since these departments deal with the complexities of a real person it is not surprising that the departments that deal with only one aspect of a persons life, that people are failed by "the system". They "fall through the net".

The new "Economic Architecture" of the title is a design to "Make Poverty History", to treat people in or out of employment fairly and with dignity and respect.

This, I believe, will go a long way to (dis)solving the social problems many countries and governments face.

My Political Philosophy

I  have not read Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" but I accept his observation that goods and services are provided out of self-interest. But I do not believe in the "invisible" hand of capitalism. It is my contention that the hand of capitalism should be wearing hi-viz gloves. I believe in the visible hand of capitalism. Or it can be said, "The visible hand of self interest/actualisation."

I have not read Karl Marx's "Das Capital". (Is that spelt with a "K"?). But I accept his observation that "the sole source of value is human labour". If the American bankers were aware of this perhaps they would not have given "sub-prime" mortgages. But like Karl Marx, I am not a marxist.

I believe in freedom, fairness and justice; human rights combined with human responsibility;  self reliance. That there is no such thing as a free lunch. That wealth is better than poverty; education is better than ignorance; good health is better than ill health.

And that to accentuate the positives and to reduce or eliminate the negatives of our social, economic and political life the system architecture has to be designed to produce these outcomes. My next posts will specify that design.