Prelims

ISBN: 978-1-78973-220-7, eISBN: 978-1-78973-219-1

Publication date: 7 June 2019

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Fudulu, P. (2019), "Prelims", The Natural Economic Science, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-219-120191012

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THE NATURAL ECONOMIC SCIENCE

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THE NATURAL ECONOMIC SCIENCE

Re-writing Economic Fundamentals

BY

PAUL FUDULU

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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List of Figures

Chapter 5
Figure 5.1	The Taxonomy of Human Ends Based on the Anti-entropic Nature of Life.	82
Figure 5.2	From Primary Mega-ends to Derived and Sublimated Ordinary Ends.	83
Figure 5.3	Passions and Their Relation to Mega-ends.	84
Chapter 6
Figure 6.1	The Relatively Low Opportunity Cost for Fish Results in a Relatively High Preference for Fish.	98
Figure 6.2	The Relatively High Opportunity Cost for Fish Results in a Relatively Low Preference for Fish.	98
Figure 6.3	The Consistent Choice of the Opportunity Cost Patterns.	102
Figure 6.4	The Choice of the Institutional Setting Is Consistent with the Cultural Values.	103
Chapter 7
Figure 7.1	Rules and Opportunity Costs of the Mega-goods.	120
Figure 7.2	Perfect Relative Power Equality and Cultural Blindness.	122
Chapter 8
Figure 8.1	Greek, Roman, and Christian Cultures Expressed in Terms of Preferences for the Mega-ends Absolute Wealth (w) and Relative Power (r).	138
Figure 8.2	Greek, Roman, and Christian Cultures Expressed in Terms of Patterned Opportunity Costs (rule) for the Mega-ends Absolute Wealth (w) and Relative Power (r).	138
Figure 8.3	Cultural Predetermination of Economic Performance.	141
Figure 8.4	The Alteration of Cultural Opportunity Costs by Climate.	144
Chapter 9
Figure 9.1	The Ex Post Coercion.	160
Figure 9.2	The Ex Ante Coercion.	161

List of Exhibits

Chapter 8
Exhibit 8.1	The Comparative Ability of Capturing the Features of Culture.	140
Exhibit 8.2	Correlations among Climate, Level of Relative Power, and Economic Performance.	142

Acknowledgment

I am indebted to many professors for finalizing this book by commenting on its parts or as a whole and being supportive of my perspective. I would only mention here Solomon I. Cohen, John Henry, and Geert Hofstede. For enhancing the presentation of my English and editing the whole book, my special thanks go to Colleen Spears.

Book Chapters

Prelims

Part I Natural Economic Assumptions and Methods

Chapter 1 Introductory Notes: Failures and Puzzles

Chapter 2 Preliminary Issues in Identifying a Natural Economic Axiom

Chapter 3 The Singular Axiom of Natural Economic Science

Chapter 4 The Methods of the Natural Economic Science

Part II Natural Solutions to Unsolvable Problems of Orthodox Economics

Chapter 5 The Anti-entropic Formation of Human Ends

Chapter 6 The Anti-entropic Formation of Preferences and Some of Its Implications

Chapter 7 Rules and Institutions as Opportunity Cost Patterns

Chapter 8 The Anti-entropic Theory of Culture Formation and its Fundamental Impact on Economic Performance

Chapter 9 Externalities and Public Goods as a Cover-up for Coercive Actions

Chapter 10 General Conclusions: Theoretical and Practical

Endnotes

References

Index