Absolute/relative limits

, 161

Adaptable strategies

, 141

Akerlof, George

, 36

Ali, Ben

, 87

Antitrust activity

, 4, 38, 55, 204

“Arts incubators”

, 174

Authoritarian governments

, 20, 23, 28, 30, 180, 182

Authoritarian systems

, 18, 179

Balanced economic relationship

, 133, 134, 138

Balanced mutually beneficial relationships

, 132–135, 138

“Barter system”

, 48

Bouazizi, Mohamed

, 186

Boulding, Kenneth

, 29

Buchanan, Pat

, 192

Burger, Jerry M.

, 83

Bush, George W.

, 192

“Butterfly ballot”

, 191

“Cap and trade” approach

, 176

Carnegie, Andrew

, 160

Central planning

, 31

Churchill, Winston

, 19

“Citizens United” decision

, 152

“Civic education”

, 167

Civic responsibility

, 77

Civil discourse

, 127

Civil disobedience

nonviolent

, 87, 88, 181

and rebellion

, 77

unjust and discriminatory laws

, 85

“Civilian based defense,” 181

Civil society

force multipliers

, 19

infrastructure

, 24

nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

, 125–127

Climate change

, 70

global warming

, 140, 146, 176, 207

“greenhouse gas,” 137

problem

, 140

Clinton, Hillary

, 18

“Collateral damage”

, 94

Collective responsibility

, 11

“Commercial speech”

, 21

Comparative advantage

, 128, 129, 130

Competition

, 3, 43

cooperation

, 5, 32, 88–91

“laissez-faire,” 33–38

Competitive advantage

, 144, 172

Concentrations of economic and political power

, 3, 29

“Conflict diamonds”

, 157

Constitutional liberalism

, 25, 26

Cooperation

, 32

competition

, 88–91

global

, 142

Core attitudes

, 66

Core principles

, 3, 201–210

Corruption

, 25, 152, 183, 198, 199

“Countervalue” attack

, 94

“Cyber-bullying”

, 100

Daraprim

, 173

Dawson, Michael

, 44, 70

De facto protectionism

, 143

Demand side economic power

, 23

Democracy and freedom

, 3, 7, 107, 148

legal system

, 9–14

long deprived

, 180–189

market capitalism

, 29–30

norms and social institutions

, 15–16

not enough

, 16–29

stopping the loss

, 189–196

Development

international political or legal systems

, 147

military skills

, 66

nuclear weapons

, 64

strong civil society

, 125

technology generation

, 101

“Disinvestment campaigns”

, 157

Distortion of democracy

, 21–25, 191

Diversity

, 127, 196, 201, 204

Diversity of beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles

, 18, 100, 109

Divided governance

, 196

Duterte, Rodrigo

, 187

Dysfunctional democracy

, 27

Ecological stress

, 136–138

Economic and political power

, 3, 29, 130, 199

Economic limits

, 153–162

Economic peacekeeping

, 132, 137, 138–139

Economic power

concentrated

, 29, 38, 60, 130

distortion of democracy

, 21–25

Economic purpose of work

, 115

Economic value/money value

, 4, 51–54

Effective demand

, 4, 43–47, 149

Einstein, Albert

, 100

Eisenhower, Dwight

, 27, 197

Ellerman, David

, 57

Equalizing environmental tariffs

, 145

Extending an experience

, 118

Externalities

, 39, 40

and “internalities,” 40

negative

, 72

positive

, 72, 171, 174

substantial divergence

, 43

Force multiplier

, 19, 126, 198

Formal institutions

, 20, 125

Frankl, Viktor E.

, 104

Free and fair elections

, 19, 25, 190

Freedom

and democracy (See Democracy and freedom)

and security

, 5, 96–100

Freedom-maximizing legal system

, 9–14

“Free rider” problem

, 146

Freud, Sigmund

, 103

Friedman, Milton

, 46

Full output

costs and benefits

, 43

productivity (efficiency)

, 72

firm’s product

, 39

“rules of the game” regulation

, 175

Gaddafi, Muammar

, 186

Gandhi, Mohandas

, 85, 181

Gangster capitalism

, 35, 43

Gates, Bill

, 24

Gaylor, Noel

, 95

Globalization

, 127–131

Global warming

, 14, 146, 207, 208

Gorbachev, Mikhail

, 86, 182

Grass roots NGO

, 24, 126

Ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs)

, 94

Gustave Speth, James

, 159

Hard power/soft power

, 102, 151

Herd immunity

, 13, 174, 203

Hickox, Kaci

, 79

Hitler, Adolf

, 17, 192

“Hybrid” companies

, 90

Hybrid economic system

, 55–60

Hyperconsumerism

, 4, 70, 74

Hyperconsumption

, 70

Illiberal democracies

, 23, 28

Incentive-based mechanisms

, 73

Incentive structures

, 59, 138, 149, 150

Individualism and social responsibility

, 5, 78–80

Informal rules

, 15

Intergovernmental organization(s) (IGOs)

, 142–148

Irrational behavior

, 11

Jackson, Michael

, 168

“Jasmine Revolution”

, 87

Jim Crow

, 10

Kardashian, Kim

, 168

Kennedy, John F.

, 16, 159

Kennedy, Robert

, 1

Key principles

, 192, 202

King, Jr., Martin Luther

, 85, 181

Kissinger, Henry

, 167

Knight, Phillip

, 157

Koch, Charles and David

, 24

Laissez-faire capitalism

, 33–43

Language

and attitudes

, 91–96

incomprehensible

, 126

Lee, Harper

, 117

Liberal democracy

, 25, 26, 27, 28, 165

Madison, James

, 25, 162, 196

Madoff, Bernard

, 54

Marco, Ferdinand

, 86

Marcos, Ferdinand

, 29, 152, 182

Market capitalism

, 29–30

Materialism

, 68–75

Material wellbeing

, 31, 46

contribution

, 52

economy

, 49

human happiness

, 74

money-valued goods and services

, 53

McNamara, Robert

, 21

Medium of exchange

, 47, 48, 49, 106

Melman, Seymour

, 56

Meritocracy myth

, 5, 76

Meritocratic principles

, 5

Milgram, Stanley

, 81

Militarism

, 4, 64–68, 205

Money economy/real economy

, 4, 50, 54, 61

Money income

, 49, 110, 150

Money value/economic value

, 4, 51–54

Moritaki, Ichiro

, 118

Morris, Philip

, 25

Mubarak, Hosni

, 87, 186

Multinational corporations (MNCs)

, 23, 24, 130, 147, 148

Myers, David

, 161

Narrowly economic

, 113

Nationalism and independence

, 100–107

Need for reassurance

, 106, 107

Negative externalities

, 72, 73, 175

Net social benefit

, 40

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

, 10, 19

and civil society

, 125–127

environmental policy

, 22

freedom of action

, 21

grassroots organizations

, 24

“naming and shaming,” 157

Nonrational behavior

, 11

Nonviolent disobedience

, 5, 84–88

Nonviolent noncooperation

, 87, 189

Nonviolent protest

, 7, 87, 180–189

Norms of behavior

, 15, 63, 97

“Nuclear language”

, 93

Nye, Joseph

, 151

Obedience to authority

, 80–84

Packard, Vance

, 26

Peacekeeping economics

, 102, 132, 138–139

Peace Movement Aotearoa (PMA)

, 101

Political power

, 6

concentrations

, 25–29, 162

economic power

, 22, 148

economic wealth

, 152

Positive externalities

, 72, 170, 171, 175

Power of economic relationships

, 132, 133

Price mechanism

, 32, 38

Primary driver of human behavior

, 104, 105, 106, 107

Privacy, freedom, and security

, 96–100

Private sector organization

, 6

Profit motive

, 38

Psychic income

, 110

Public sector organization

, 6

Purchasing power

, 45, 49, 150, 151

Putin, Vladimir

, 87, 187

Quantitative growth/qualitative growth

, 208, 209

Racism

, 4, 64–68, 116, 205

Real economy/money economy

, 4, 50, 54, 61

Redford, Robert

, 194

Relative limits/absolute limits

, 6, 159, 160, 161

Religion

, 5, 14, 121–123, 167

Religious freedom

, 122

Religious fundamentalists

, 122

Representative democracy

, 25, 26, 59, 192

Ricardo, David

, 128

“Rogue traders”

, 55

Rules of the game

, 4

“full output,” 175

regulation

, 38–43, 61, 204

societal

, 110

Sanders, Bernie

, 165

Schneider, John G.

, 26

Security

, 5, 6, 96–100, 132, 137

job

, 32, 56, 119

national and international

, 136, 139

system

, 6, 131–138

Sexism

, 4, 64–68, 205

Sharp, Gene

, 85, 181

Shevardnadze, Eduard

, 183

Shiller, Robert

, 36

Short run

, 23, 24

Sierra Leone

, 79

Simon, Neal

, 77

Smith, Adam

, 128

Snowden, Edward

, 98

Social costs and benefits

, 72, 73, 157

Social institutions

, 15–16

Socialism

, 3, 31, 32, 56, 59, 90

Social norms

, 3, 15, 71, 155, 196

Social responsibility

, 5, 7, 15, 78–80, 179

“Soft” power/hard power

, 151

Stalin, Joseph

, 17

“Stanford Prison Experiment”

, 81

Stevenson, Adlai

, 26

Store of value

, 49

Submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs)

, 94

Supply-side economic power

, 23

Tenure

, 119–121, 201

Theory of comparative advantage

, 128, 129, 130

Tipping point(s)

, 141

Too big to fail/ too big to be allowed to fail

, 37, 38, 55, 199

Transparency

, 38, 97, 98, 126, 165, 199

Trump, Donald

, 17, 168

Turner, Ted

, 24

Utility

, 69, 71, 74, 110

Wayne, William

, 12

Weber, Max

, 53

“Web of life,” 139–142

Xiaopeng, Deng

, 185

Yaobang, Hu

, 184

Yeltsin, Boris

, 182

Yudken, Joel

, 114

Yushchenko, Viktor

, 183

Zimbardo, Philip G.

, 81