The Quality of Society: Essays on the Unified Theory of Capitalism

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This book explores the policy implications of the unified theory of capitalism—how economic growth has led to a new epoch, the Anthropocene, and it presents a new set of economic principles that are needed in this new age. The unified theory of capitalism has been published as a new scientific endeavor, attempting to present new economics for the Anthropocene age that are empirically verifiable and fully consistent with the physical sciences. This book elaborates on the implications of the unified theory for both the science of economics and for public policies. In particular, this book develops in more detail the policy implications, discussing the fundamental economic and societal policy issues of our time—employment, inequality, the environment, and quality of life—in empirical terms. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 1-9 The Unified Theory of Capitalism: An Overview (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 11-41 Science Is Epistemology (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 43-82 Path Dependence and the Economic Process (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 83-113 Population and the Quality of Society (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 115-137 Unified Theory of Capitalism and Bio-Economics (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 139-172 Individualism in the Anthropocene Age (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 173-206 Science-Based Public Policies (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 207-236 Redistribution Through Labor Markets (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 237-259 Epilogue: New and Old Economics (Adolfo Figueroa)....Pages 261-277 Back Matter ....Pages 279-289