We human beings have created two economic systems.

In the first, money drives the activity.  The monetary economy has two major components: the private sector and the public purpose economy that includes government, philanthropy and non-profits. This is what the economists measure and what officials look at.  This is what we usually think of economics.

The second economy consists of family, neighborhood, community and civil society.  It is not primarily driven by money.  It runs on a thin stream of money -- but it is primarily powered by our minds, our spirits, our hearts.  It runs on psychological energy: love and kindness, caring and compassion, encouragement and moral duty. And for some, we need to add guilt, and anger and shame.  But it does run -- and money is not the primary fuel.

This is the Core Economy.

Last updated on April 10, 2010 by getavision admin