Economy with Karma

An economy with karma, with emphasis and attention on what is done and how, whatwe do, benefits others. It would contribute to make us generous, joyful and may be rich.Man is homo faber, he identifies himself by what he does, not by what he consumes.This book is a methodical reflection on the economy as a whole. It starts from theconcept of property from its origin and motivation, analyzing how property is obtain andhow it is initially transferred through gift or donation. Over time, the donations arestructured as part of the practice of exchange or barter, which is a double mutualdonation. In exchange, more importance is given to the gift received that to the giftgiven, to the point where, after the appearance of money, whose essence andfunctions are studied in detail in the book. The market appears and the concept of giftis lost after the anonymity of money, leaving what was acquires isolated and triumphantand forging the concept of acquisition and purchase. Economic theories focus onmarket analysis and tend to emphasize demand. Government’s economic policies,after Keynes, tend to seek formulas to stimulate economic activity through measuresthat increase demand, The emphasis on demand and consumption makes us selfishdissatisfied and unhappy. The book´s thesis is that the joy of the gift must be recoveredby focusing attention on the offer, on what is done and offered, our acts merge intowhat we do for others. In the process toward the safe path of supply various differentpolitical-economic systems are analyzed with their strengths and weaknesses. We endthe book by reflecting on current issues, such as the crisis, providing suggestions toaccelerate economic recovery, we analyze the Brexit, the economic policy of PresidentTrump and the challenges of the UE. In the annexes, all mathematical calculations areconcentrated and two complementary reflections are included on the economy as amechanism for the production and distribution of products and on the economy as alanguage for communication between economic agents.