Manifesto · Becoming Planetary
Two Economic Worlds
Traditional economy vs biospheric economy
Putting it in perspective
Ten dimensions to grasp the differences
Classical economics was built on extraction and growth. The economy of Homo biospheris organises itself around regeneration and care. The differences go beyond intentions or values, touching directly the institutions, economic indicators, law and money.
Each of these ten lines fundamentally modifies classical economics. Together, they form a new world whose existence presupposes that of Homo biospheris. Derived from the 27-dimension comparative table of the biospheric economy, simplified.
Two economic logics
Homo sapiens
Extractive economy
"The Biosphere is a resource."
Homo biospheris
Biospheric economy
"The Biosphere is an organism."
An external resource to exploit.
A living organism of which humanity is a conscious organ.
External, infinite, silent, transformable.
Interior, finite, living, object of love and care.
Maximize production and consumption.
Regenerate life and harmonize relations.
Organization aiming for profit and market share.
Functional tissueWhy functional tissue?In biology, the hierarchy runs from cell to tissue, then organ, then organism. Tissue is a coordinated set of cells performing a specialized function (muscle, nervous, epithelial tissue). By analogy: the individual is the cell; the firm is the tissue, a specialized functional unit transforming flows of matter and energy; the economic sector is the organ. The expression "industrial fabric" already exists in economics. Homo biospheris redefines this tissue's function: no longer extraction, but regeneration. of Gaia, producer of regenerative services.
GDP, productivity, trade balance.
Ecosystem health, human well-being, quality of bonds.
Abstract nation-states, political borders.
Living bioregions: watersheds, ecosystems, cultures.
Raw materials and capital to exploit.
Living tissues to care for, partners in coevolution.
Competition stimulates innovation.
Cooperation regenerates the living and collective intelligence.
Short term, immediate profitability.
Long term, cycles of life, fidelity to the future.
Progress = conquest and possession.
Progress = regeneration, communion, care of the living.
Synthesis
Another world, which presupposes another human
Each of these ten transformations creates a new economic world, unreachable through simple amendments to classical economics. The Blue Revolution is this shift.
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