Thegoodsandservicesthatconstituteournationalincomearevaluedseverallyandcollectivelywithafairamountofaccuracyintermsofmoney。

Foragoldstandard，thoughbynomeansperfectfortheworkofmonetarymeasurement，isstableandhasasingledefinitemeaningtoallmen。Bymeansofitwecanestimatetheratesofgrowthordeclineinourindustry，asanaggregateorinitsseveraldepartments，andthequantitiesofoutputandconsumptionofthevariousproducts。Wecancomparethegrowthofournationalwealthwiththatofothernations。

Buthowfarcanthesemeasurementsofconcretewealthfurnishreliableinformationregardingthevitalvalues，thehumanwelfare，whichalleconomicprocessesaredesignedtoyield？Thoughitwillbegenerallyadmittedthateveryincreaseofeconomicwealthisinsomemeasureconducivetowelfare，everydecreasetoillfare，nobodywillpretendevenapproximatelytodeclarewhatthatmeasureis，ortolaydownanyexplicitrulesrelatingwealthtowelfare，eitherforanindividualoranation。Indeed，eventhegeneralassumptionthateverygrowthofwealthenhanceswelfarecannotbeadmittedwithoutqualification。Aninjuriousexcessofincomeispossibleforanindividual，perhapsforanation，andthenationalwelfarewhichanincreasedvolumeofwealthseemscapableofyieldingmightbemorethancancelledbyadistributionwhichbestoweduponafewanincreasedshareofthelargerwealth，orbyanaggravationofthetoiloftheproducers。

Suchobviousconsiderationsdriveustoseeksomeintelligibleandconsistentmethodofhumanvaluationforeconomicgoodsandprocesses。

Tofindastandardofhumanwelfareasstableandasgenerallyacceptableasthemonetarystandardismanifestlyimpossible。Indeed，thedifficultiesattendinganysortofcalculusofvitalvaluesmightappearinsuperable，wereitnotforonereflection。Everystatesman，socialreformer，philanthropist，everypublic-spiritedcitizen，doespossessandapplytotheconductofaffairssomesuchstandardorcriterionasweareseeking。Somenotionoridea，moreorlessclearandexplicit，ofthegeneralwelfare，crossedandblurrednodoubtbyotherinterestsandpassions，isanoperativeanddirectiveinfluenceinhispolicy。Moreover，thoughidiosyncrasieswilleverywhereaffectthisoperativeideal，therewillbefoundamongpersonsofwidelydifferentmindsanddispositionsasubstantialbodyofagreementintheirmeaningofhumanwelfare。

Thecommonsocialenvironmentpartlyevokes，partlyimposes，thisagreement。Infact，allco-operativeworkforsocialprogressimpliestheexistenceofsomesuchstandardasweareseeking。Thecompleximageofhumanvalueswhichitcontainsisalwaysslowlychanging，andvariessomewhatamongdifferentsortsandconditionsofmen。Butfortheinterpretationofeconomicgoodsandprocessesithas，atanytime，arealvalidity。Foritisanchoredtocertainsolidfoundationsofhumannature，theneedsandfunctionstowhich，alikeintheindividualandinthesociety，wegivetheterm'organic。'Onlybyconsideringtheorganicnatureofmanandofhumansocietycanwetraceanintelligibleorderintheevolutionofindustry。Thewantsofman，andthereforetheeconomicoperationsservingthemmustbetreatedasorganicprocesses。

Thisterm，borrowedfrombiology，mustbeextendedsoastocovertheentirephysicalandspiritualstructureofhumansociety，fornoothertermissowellfittedtodescribethenatureofthefederalunitywhichsocietypresents。Thestandardofvaluesthussetupisthecurrentestimateof'organicwelfare。'

Thejustificationofthesetermsandofthismodeofhumanvaluationistobefoundintheirapplicationtothetaskbeforeus。Thesetoolswillbefoundtodotheworkbetterthananyothersthatareavailable。

Inseekingtotranslateeconomicvaluesintohumanbyreferencetosuchastandardoforganicwelfare，ItakeastheaptestmaterialforexperimenttheaggregateofgoodsandservicesthatconstitutetherealincomeoftheBritishnation。Inordertoreducethatincometotermsofhumanwelfare，Ifirstexamineseparatelytheeconomiccostsofproductionandtheeconomicutilitiesofconsumptionwhichmeetinthisconcretewealth，analysingthemintohumancostandhumanutility，thedebitandcreditsidesoftheaccountofwelfare。Analysisoftheproductiveprocesseswill，ofcourse，disclosethefactthatnotall'economic'costshavehumancostsattachedtothem，butthathumanutilitiesofvaryingvalueinhereinmanysortsofproductivework。

Surveyingthedifferentordersofproductiveenergy，fromthefinestartstothelowestmodesofroutinetoil，wediscoverthatanytwobodiesofeconomicwealth，possessingthesamepecuniaryvalue，maydifferenormouslyinthequantityofhumancosttheycarry。Forthatcostwilldependuponthenatureofthework，thenatureoftheworkers，andthedistributionoftheworkamongtheworkers。Thislineofenquiryopensout，informatanyrate，acompletecriticismofcurrentEnglishindustry，fromthehumaniststandpoint。Asimilaranalysisappliedontheconsumptionsideresolvestheeconomicutilityofthegoodsandservicesintohumanutility。Hereagainoutofeconomicutilitiesmuchhumancostemerges，justasoutofeconomiccostsmuchhumanutility。Equalquantitiesofincomeyieldintheirconsumptionwidelydiversequantitiesofhumanutilityorwelfare。

Piecingtogetherthetwosidesofourenquiryintotheproductionandconsumptionoftheincome，weperceive，asmightbeexpected，thatasoundhumaneconomyconformstotheorganiclawofdistribution，'fromeachaccordingtohispower，toeachaccordingtohisneeds，'andthat，preciselysofarasthecurrentprocessesofeconomicdistributionofworkandofitsproductcontravenethisorganiclaw，wasteaccruesandillfaredisplaceswelfare。

Theeconomicdistinctionbetweencostsandunearnedsurplus1furnishesineffectafaithfulmeasureoftheextentandformsofdivergencebetweentheeconomicandthehuman'law'ofdistribution。Forwhenthissurplusincomeistraced，backwardtothehumancostsinvolvedinitsproduction，forwardtothehumaninjuriesinflictedbytheexcessiveandbadconsumptionitsustains，itisseentobethedirectefficientcauseofallthehumandefectsinoureconomicsystem。Growinginmagnitudewiththedevelopmentofthemodernartsofindustryandcommerce，itistheconcreteembodimentofthesocial-economicproblem。Theabsorptionandutilisationofthesurplusforthebettermentoftheworking-classesandtheenrichmentofpubliclifeareessentialconditionsforthehumanisationofindustry。Thefirsthalfofthebookisoccupiedwiththegeneralexpositionandillustrationofthismethodofhumanvaluation。Thesecondpartappliesthehumanistprinciplesthusestablished，tothediscussionofsomeofthegreatpracticalissuesofsocial-economicreconstructioninthefieldsofbusinessandpolitics。Themedleyofoverlappingconflictsbetweencapitalandlabour，producerandconsumer，competitionandcombination，theindividualandsociety，issiftedsoastodiscoverlinesofindustrialreformationbaseduponaconceptionoforganicharmony。Thereconstructionofthebusiness，soasadequatelytorepresentinitsoperationtherespectiveinterestsofcapital，ability，labourandtheconsumer，isseentobethefirstdesideratumofreform。Here，asinthewideroppositionsbetweenbusinessandbusiness，tradeandtrade，nationandnation(misconceivedaseconomicunits)，themorerationalstandpointofahumanistvaluationsuggestsmodesofreconcilementfollowinganevolutionofeconomicstructureinwhichthecorporateorco-operativespiritfindsclearerandstrongerexpression。Themostdebatedquestion，howfarordinaryhumannaturecanyieldeconomicmotivestosocialservicestrongandreliableenoughtoenablesocietytodispensewithsomeoftheincentivesofcompetitivegreed，hithertodeemedindispensablesupportstoindustry，isdiscussedinseveralofthelaterchapters。Thepracticablelimitsofindustrialreformationarefoundtodependupontherealityandimportanceassignedto'thesocialwill'asapoweroperativeforindustrialpurposes，inotherwordsuponthestrengthofthespiritualunityofsociety。

Afinalchapterisgiventoadiscussionofthelimitationsofthescientificandquantitativemethodsintheinterpretationanddirectionofsocial-economiclife。Itiscontendedthattheartofsocialasofindividualconductmustalwaysdefyexactscientificguidance，themethodsofsciencebeingincompetentcloselytopredictordirectthecreativeelementinorganicprocesses。

Theprocessesofhumanvaluationandjudgment，therefore，whetherappliedtoindustryortootheractivitiesandachievements，mustultimatelybelongtotheartratherthantothescienceofsociety，thestatesmanandthecitizenabsorbingandassimilatingthehistoryofthepastwhichsciencepresentsinitsfactsandlaws，butusinghisfreeconstructivefacultytomakethehistoryofthefuture。Thefailuresoftheindividualstatesmanorcitizenintheperformanceofthisartisticworkareduetothefactthatalargerartist，whoseperformancethemostenlightenedindividualcanbutslightlyapprehend，viz。，societyitself，takesanover-rulingpartintheprocess。

Thisbriefpresentationoftheargument，dwellingunavoidablyuponintellectualmethod，maypossiblyhavefailedtoconveytheintenselypracticalpurposewhichIhavekeptinmindthroughoutthepreparationofthebook。

Thatpurposeistopresentafullandformalexposureoftheinhumanityandvitalwasteofmodernindustrybythecloseapplicationofthebest-approvedformulasofindividualandsocialwelfare，andtoindicatethemosthopefulmeasuresofremedyforasocietysufficientlyintelligent，courageousandself-governingtoapplythem。

Suchaworkevidentlypresentsalargefrontforhostilecriticism。

Itsscopehasoftencompelledarigorouscompressioninthediscussionofimportantcontroversialtopics，andhasprecludedallentranceuponthemoredetailedissuesinthepolicyofreconstruction。ButIventuretohopethatmanyreaders，whomaydisagreewiththeparticularvaluationsandinterpretationsofferedinthesechapters，willbeledtoacceptthebroaderoutlinesofthemethodofhumanvaluationhereproposed，andwillrecognizetheimportanceofabetterapplicationofthismethodinthesolutionsofthepracticalproblemsofeconomicreform。J。A。HOBSON。HAMPSTEAD，January，1914。

NOTES:

1。Thisdistinctioniselaboratedinmywork，TheIndustrialSystem。CHAPTERI:THEHUMANSTANDARDOFVALUE

&sect；I。Inanagewhenhumanproblemsofadistinctivelyeconomiccharacter，relatingtowages，hoursoflabour，housing，employment，taxation，insuranceandkindredsubjects，arepressingforseparateconsiderationandsolution，itisparticularlyimportanttoenforcetheneedofageneralsurveyofoureconomicsystemfromthestandpointofhumanvalues。Socialstudents，ofcourse，arejustifiedbyconsiderationsofintellectualeconomyinisolatingtheseseveralproblemsforcertainpurposesofdetailedenquiry。Butthebroaderhumansetting，demandedforthejudgmentorthepolicyofastatesmanorreformer，canneverbeobtainedbythisseparatisttreatment。Fortheinteractionswhichrelatetheseissuestooneanotherarenumerousandintimate。Takingasthemostfamiliarexamplethegroupsofquestionsrelatingtotheworking-classes，werecogniseatoncehowthewages，hours，regularityofemploymentandotherconsiderationsoflabour，overlapandintertwine，

while，again，thequestionsrelatingtoconditionsofliving，suchashousing，food，drink，education，recreation，facilitiesoftransit，havesimilarinterrelationsasfactorsinastandardofcomfort。Norisitlessevidentthatconditionsoflabourandconditionsofliving，takenseverallyandintheaggregate，interactinwaysthataffecttheefficiencyandwell-beingofthepeople。

Thespecialandseparatestudiesofthesevariousproblemsmustthen，inordertobesociallyserviceable，besubjecttotheguidanceanddirectionofsomegeneralconceptionwhichshallhaveregardtoallsortsofeconomicfactorsandoperations，assessingthembyreferencetosomesinglestandardofthehumanlydesirable。Thisgeneralsurveyandtheapplicationofthissinglestandardofvaluationarenecessaryaliketoascientificinterpretationoftheeconomicorindustrialworldandtoaconsciousartofsocial-economicprogress。Theymustexertacontroloverthedivisionofintellectuallabourontheonehand，andovertheutilisationofsuchlabourforsocialpolicyupontheother。Thenotionthat，bysettinggroupsofstudentstoworkatgathering，testing，measuringandtabulatingcrudefacts，relating，say，toinfantmortality，expenditureondrink，orwagesinwomen'sindustries，valuabletruthsofwideapplicationwillsomehowbespontaneouslygenerated，andthatbyapurelyinductiveprocesstherewillcometolightgenerallawsauthoritativeforsocialpolicy，isentirelydestituteoffoundation。

Thehumblestgrubberamong'facts'mustapproachthemwithsomeequipmentofquestions，hypotheses，andmethodsofclassification，allofwhichimplytheacceptanceofprinciplesderivedfromawiderfieldofthought。Thesameholdsagainofthenexthighergradeofstudents，theintellectualmiddlemenwhoutilisethe'facts'gotbythedetailedworkers'attheface。'

Theytoomustbringwiderprinciplestocorrelateandtointerprettheresultsgotbythehumblerworkers。Soateachstageoftheinductiveprocess，lawsandstandardsderivedfromahigherintellectualstagearebroughttobear。

Evenifsuchstudieswerepromptedentirelybyadisinteresteddesireforknowledge，itisevidentthattheirsuccessimpliestheinspirationandapplicationofsomegeneralideas，whichinrelationtothesestudiesareapriori。Butregardingthesestudiesasdesignedprimarilytoassisttheartofsocialpolicy，wemustrecognisethattheinnerpromptingmotiveofeveryquestionthatisputateachstageofsuchenquiries，theinnerregulativeprincipleofthedivisionoflabourandofthecorrelationoftheresults，isthedesiretorealisesomemoreorlessclearconceptionofgeneralhumanwell-being。Itmust，ofcourse，beadmittedthatthisprocedurerestsuponasortofparadox。Thegeneralconceptionofhumanwell-beingisitselfvagueandunsubstantial，untilithasacquiredandassimilatedtheverysortsofknowledgethecollection

ofwhichitishereassumedtobeabletodirect。Thisparadox，however，isfamiliartoallwhoreflectupontheprogressofknowledgeinanydepartmentandforanypurpose。Ionlynameithereinordertoanticipatetheobjectionofthosedisposedtoquestionthevalidityofassuminganysortofstandardofhumanwelfare，andtoinsistupontestingeacheconomicissueuponwhattheycall'itsownmerits。'Theapplicationofageneralsurveyandageneralstandardofvaluesisnonethelessalogicallyvalidandapracticallyusefulprocedure，becausethenewfactswhichitsapplicationdisclosesaffordmorefulnessandexactitudetothesurvey，whilethestandardisitselfmadeclearerandmoreeffectivethereby。

Assumingittobeadmitted，then，thatahumanvaluationofeconomicprocessesispossibleanddesirable，bothfortheenlargementofknowledgeandforpurposesofsocialpolicy，thequestionsnextarise，'Howshallweconceiveanddescribethestandardofhumanvaluation，andhowshallweapplyittotheinterpretationofthepresenteconomicsystem？'

&sect；2。Beforefacingthesequestions，however，itwillbewelltohavebeforeourmindsaclearoutlinepictureofthiseconomicsystemwhichweseektovalue。Itconsistsoftwocomplexoperations，constantlyinteracting，knownasProductionandConsumptionofwealth。Bywealthisunderstoodallsortsofvendiblegoodsandservices。Sofarasmaterialwealthisconcerned，itis'produced'byaseriesofprocesseswhichconvertrawmaterialsintofinishedgoodsofvarioussortsandsizesanddisposetheminsuchquantitiesasarerequired，forthesatisfactionofconsumersorasinstrumentsinsomefurtherprocessofproduction。Similarly，inthecaseofprofessional，official，domestic，industrial，commercial，andotherpersonalservices，whichalsorankaswealth，1avarietyofproductiveprocessesgotopreparethemandtoplacethematthedisposalofconsumers。

Theprocessesofproductionmaythusbeclassifiedasextractive，manufacturing，artistic，transport，commercial，professional，domestic。Thusitisseenthattheworkof'distribution'and'exchange，'2sometimesdistinguishedfromtheworkofproduction，ishereincludedinthatcategory。

Now，thefirstdifficultyconfrontingusinoursearchforahumanvaluationofthiseconomicsystemconsistsintheobscurityinwhichhalfthissystemlies。Forthoughthereiseverywhereaformalrecognitionthatconsumptionistheendorgoalofindustry，thereisnoadmissionthattheartsofconsumptionareequallyimportantwiththeartsofproductionandaredeservingofasmuchattentionbystudentsorreformersofour'economicsystem。'Onthecontrary，soabsorbingaretheproductiveprocessesintheirclaimsuponthephysicalandmentalenergiesofmankind，thattheeconomicsystem，alikeforpractitionersandtheorists，hasalmostcometobeidentifiedwiththeseprocesses。Thisdepreciationandneglectofconsumptionnodoubthasbeennaturalenough。Somuchmoreconsciousenergyofthoughtandfeeling，andsomuchmoreexpenditureoftimeandefforthavegoneintothediscovery，developmentandpracticeoftheproductivearts。Theirpracticehasinvolvedsomuchmorepublicity，somuchwiderandmorevariedintercourse，andthereforesomuchmoreorganisation。Consumption，ontheotherhand，hasbeensomuchmorepassiveinitscharacter，soprivateandindividualintheactswhichcompriseit，solittleassociatedwithsequencesofthoughtorpurpose，thatithashardlycometoberegardedasanart。Hence，eveninthemoreelaboratecivilisationswheremuchdetailedskillandattentionaredevotedtotheuseandenjoymentofgoodsandservices，theneglectofconsumptiveprocessesbyeconomicscienceremainsalmostunimpaired。Theartsofproductionremainsomuchmoreexactingintheirdemandsuponourattention。

Theearlyinfluenceofthisdominanceoftheproductivestandpointineconomicsciencehashadeffectsupontheterminologyandstructureofthatsciencewhichareseriousobstaclestothehumaninterpretationofindustry。unconsciously，butconsistently，theearlystructureofthesciencewasbuiltwithexclusiveregardtotheindustrialorproductiveprocesses。Theartoutofwhichthesciencegrewwasconcernedwiththeprogressofagriculture，manufacture，andcommerce，orwithproblemsofmoney，taxation，andpopulation，regardedmainlyorwhollyfromtheproductivestandpoint。Theunderlyingassumptioneverywherewasthequestion，'Howwillthisorthatpolicyaffectthequantityofwealthproducedinthecountry？'alwayswithanimportantcorollarytotheeffect，'Howwillitaffectthequantityofwealth，passingasrents，profits，interest，orwagestotheseveralclassesofthenation？'Butnowherewasthereanydirectconsiderationoftheartsofconsumption，withoneparticularlyinstructiveexception。Theonlybitofattentionpaidbyourearlyclassicaleconomiststoprocessesofconsumptionwastodistinguish'productive'

from'unproductive'consumption，thatis，tosuggestavaluationofconsumptionbasedentirelyuponitssubordinationtofuturepurposesofproduction。

Theircondemnationofluxuriousexpenditureandwaste，alikeinthewealthyandtheworking-classes，wasnotprimarilydirectedagainstthelossofrealenjoyment，orhumanwell-being，orthemoraldegradationinvolvedinsuchabuseofspendingpower，butagainstthedamagetothefurtherprocessesofmakingwealthbyreducingtherateofsavingorbyimpairingtheworkingefficiencyoflabour。Thoughoccasionalconsiderationsofamoredistinctivelyhumaneormoralcharacterenteredintothetiradesagainstluxury，orthedieteticadviceofferedbytheseeconomicteachers，themaintrendoftheirreflectionsontheuseofwealthwasquiteevidentlydominatedbyconsiderationsofincreasedproduction。Thistendencyfurtherimpresseditselfuponthecentralconceptofeconomicscience，thatofvalue，whichwastreatedbytheseearlymakersofPoliticalEconomyexclusivelyfromtheproductivestandpointof'costs。'When，however，latertheorists，beginningwithJevonsinthiscountry，soughttoconverttheformalgoalofconsumptionintotherealgoal，bysubstituting'utility'for'cost'

asthedeterminantofvalue，itmighthavebeensupposedthattheywouldhavebeenimpelled，passingthroughthegatewayofutilityintoconsumption，toopenupthathithertoneglectedcountry。Butnosuchthinghashappened。

Whileanelaboratedivisionofintellectuallabourhasbeenapplied，bothtothestudyoftheobjectivestructureofindustryandtothepsychologyofthevariousagentsofproduction，nocorrespondingstudiesofconsumptionhavebeenmade。Whentheproductsofindustrypassovertheretailcounter，economicsciencealmostentirelylosescountofthem。Theypassfromsightintothemysteriousmawof'theConsumer。'ithasneveroccurredtotheeconomistthatitisjustasimportanttohaveaclearandcloseknowledgeofwhathappenstoproductswhentheyhavebecomeconsumer'sgoods，asitistotracetheirhistoryintheproductivestages。Itwould，ofcourse，beuntruetosaythatmoderneconomistscompletelyignoremethodsandmotivesofconsumption。TheirstudiesofvalueandofmarketscompelthemtodirectequalattentiontoforcesregulatingSupplyandDemand，andmanyofthemassignaformalsuperioritytothedemandforfinalcommoditieswhichissues

fromConsumers，astheregulatorofthewholeindustrialsystem。Butwhilethishasevokedsomeinterestingenquiriesintoquantitiesandmodesofconsumption，themaininterestoftheseenquirieshaslain，notinthelighttheyshedupontheuseandenjoymentgotfromconsumption，butintheeffectsofthatconsumptionupondemandasafactorinproblemsofpriceandofproduction。Inaword，theeconomicartsofconsumptionstillruninsubordinationtotheartsofproduction，andtheverynatureoftheinteresttakeninthematteststheirsecondaryplace。Halfofthefieldofeconomicsurveyimportantfromthestandpointofhumanwelfarethusstandsunexploredorill-explored。

&sect；3。Anecessaryresultofthisidentificationofeconomicsubject-matterwiththeproductiveapparatus，hasbeentoimposeuponthestudyofeconomicsadistinctivelymechanicalcharacter。Thenetworkofbusinessesandtradesandprocesses，whichconstitutesindustry，mayindeed，byaninterpretativeeffortofimagination，beresolvedintothemyriadsofthoughts，desiresandrelationswhichareitsspiritualtexture。Everybusiness，withitsvariedmachineryandplant，itsbuildings，materials，etc。，istheembodimentofconscioushumaneffort，andthepersonnelofmanagementandoperativesrepresentalivecurrentofvolitionandintelligence，directingandcooperatingwithit。Abusiness，thusregarded，isadistinctivelyspiritualfabric。

Noristhistrueonlyofthoseindustriesemployedinfashioningmaterialgoods。Thecomplicatedarrangementsofcommunicationsandofcommercewiththeirgangliaofmarkets，bywhichgoodspassfromoneprocesstoanotherandaregathered，sortedanddistributedinregulatedchannelsthroughouttheworldofworkersandconsumers，representanevenmoredelicateadjustmentofpsychicalactivities。Economicsciencetends，undoubtedly，tobecomelessmaterialinitsoutlookandtreatment，andtogivemoreattentiontothepsychologicalsupportsoftheindustrialsystem。Notonlyhavewemanyspecialstudiesofsucheconomicquestionsassavingandinvestment，businessadministrationandothercriticaloperationsofwillandjudgment，butinsuchworksasthoseofM。TardeinFrance，andMr。Wicksteedinthiscountry，wefindattemptsatasystematicpsychologicalinterpretationofindustry。Economics，indeed，accordingtothelatterwriter，isabranchofthescienceof'preferences，'theapplicationofintelligenthumanvolitiontothesatisfactionofeconomicwants。

Andyetthescienceremainsdistinctivelymechanicalandunfittedforthe

performanceofanyhumaninterpretationofindustry。ThisisduetothefailureofourpsychologicaleconomiststotearthemselvesfreefromthetraditionsofaPoliticalEconomywhichinitsverystructurehasmademansubservienttomarketablewealth。TheacceptedconceptionoftheArtofPoliticalEconomyisthatitisdirectedtotheproductionofwealthwhosevalueisattestedbythepurelyquantitativecalculusofmoney'andtheScienceofPoliticalEconomyisvirtuallyconfinedtodiscoveringandformulatingthelawsfortheproductionofsuchwealth。ThebasicconceptsofValue，Cost，andUtility，aresubjectedtothisgoverningpresupposition。

Theirprimarysignificanceisamonetaryone。Thevalueofanystockofwealthissignifiedinmoney，thecostofitsproduction，theutilityofitsconsumption，areregisteredinmonetaryterms。Thepsychologicalresearcheswhichtakeplaceintoprocessesofthoughtanddesirearenotregardedashavingsignificanceontheirownaccount，butmerelyasmeansorinstrumentsintheworkingofindustrialprocesses。Thestudyofmotives，interests，andideasintheprocessofinvention，orintheorganisationandoperationofsomeproductivework，treatsthesethoughtsandfeelingsnotintheirfullbearinguponhumanlife，itsprogressorhappiness，butinexclusiverelationtothemonetaryendtowhichtheyaredirected。

&sect；4。Itisnoconcernofourstocriticisethisattitudeinthesenseofcondemnation。Butitisimportanttorealisethatnoprogressofpsychologicalanalysiswillenableeconomicsciencetosupplyahumanvaluationofindustrysolongasallthehumanfunctionsinvolvedineconomicprocessesaremeasured，assessed，andvalued，accordingtotheirbearingupontheproductionofa'wealth'whichhasnodirectlyassignablerelationtohumanwelfare，

butisestimatedbyapurelymonetarymeasure。Theneteffectofthisconceptionoftheeconomicsystemasanelaboratearrangementofmaterialandspiritualfactors，contributingtotheproductionanddistributionofastreamofvariousgoodsvaluedbyamonetarystandard，istoleaveuponthemindtheimpressofadistinctivelymechanicalapparatus。Noone，forexample，canreadthemasterlyworkofMr。Wicksteed3withoutrecognisingthathisdelicate，elaboratemeasurementsandbalancesofmotivesandpreferences，whileinvolvingandimplyingactionsthatnoonebutmancanperform，treatnotonlyindustry，buthumanityitselfasapsychologicalmechanism。

Thisdistinctivelymechanicalcharacterisinherentinthestructureofaneconomicsciencebaseduponthesubserviencyofallhumanactivitiestoapurelyquantitativeconceptionofwealth，andapurelymonetarystandardofvalue。Thischaracterofeconomicscienceis，ofcourse，bynomeansdisablingforallpurposes。Onthecontrary，itfurnishesvalidinstrumentsfortheinterpretationofmanyimportantgroupsofphenomenainthebusinessworld，andforthesolutionofcertainproblemswherepurelyquantitativestandardsandmethodsareapplicable。Indeed，theincreasingdevotionofeconomiststoproblemsofmoney，price，andotherdefinitelymonetaryquestions，maybetakenasahalf-instinctiverecognitionoftherealinadequacyofcurrenteconomicsforanyveryusefulsolutionofthosemorevitalproblemsintowhichcloselyhumanconsiderationsenterasgoverningfactors。Asweproceed，weshallrealiseinmoredetailthenatureoftheincapacityofcurrenteconomicstofurnishanyrulesforsettlingissuesthatrelatetowages，hoursoflabour，Stateinterferencewithprivateindustry，privateproperty，andotherhumanproblemswhichareinfirstappearance'economic。'

Threedefectsappear，then，todisqualifycurrenteconomicsciencefortheworkofhumanvaluation。First，anexaggeratedstressuponproduction，reflectedintheterminologyandmethodofthescience，withacorrespondingneglectofconsumption。Secondly，astandardofvalueswhichhasnoconsistentrelationtohumanwelfare。Thirdly，amechanicalconceptionoftheeconomicsystem，duetothetreatmentofeveryhumanactionasameanstotheproductionofnon-humanlyvaluedwealth。

&sect；5。Thesewarning-postsmayhelpustodiscoverandtoformulateanintellectualproceduremoresuitedtoourneeds。AhumanvaluationofindustrywillgiveequalattentiontoProductionandConsumption，willexpressCostandUtilityintermsofhumaneffortandsatisfaction，andwillsubstituteforthemonetarystandardofwealthastandardofhumanwell-being。Thisassertionofvitalvalueasthestandardandcriterionis，ofcourse，nonovelty。Ithasunderlainallthemorecomprehensivecriticismsoforthodoxpoliticaleconomybymoralistsandsocialreformers。

Byfarthemostbrilliantandeffectiveofthesecriticisms，thatofJohnRuskin，wasexpresslyformulatedintermsofvitalvalue。Thedefectswhichhefoundinthecurrenteconomicscienceweresubstantiallythesameasthosewhichwehavenoted。Hisfamousdeclarationthat'Thereisnowealthbutlife，'andhisinsistencethatallconcretewealthormoneyincomemustbeestimatedinrelationtothevitalcostofitsproductionandthevitalutilityofitsconsumption，istheevidentlyaccuratestandpointforahumanvaluationofindustry。Thisvitalcriterionhebroughttobearwithgreatskill，alikeupontheprocessesofproductionandconsumption，disposingtheimmensediscrepanciesbetweenmonetarycostsandhumancosts，monetarywealthandvitalwealth。Nooneeverhadamorevividandcomprehensiveviewoftheessentially

organicnatureoftheharmonyofvariousproductiveactivitiesneededforawholesomelife，andoftherelatedharmonyofusesandsatisfactionsontheconsumptiveside。Hismindseizedwithincomparableforceofvisionthecardinaltruthofhumaneconomics，viz。，thateverypieceofconcretewealthmustbevaluedintermsofthevitalcostsofitsproductionandthevitalusesofitsconsumption，andhismosteffectiveassaultuponcurrenteconomictheorywasbaseduponitscompleteinadequacytoaffordsuchinformation。But，thoughmostofhislaterwritingsweresuffusedwiththisconceptionofwealthandwiththedoubleprocessofanalysiswhichitinvolved，nowherewasthatanalysissystematicallyapplied。

Therewerebrilliantexcursionsintothedomainoflabour，distinguishingthenoblerandthebasersorts，thosewhicharetruly'recreative'andthosewhichdegradeandimpoverishlife。Therewasthefamousdistinctionbetween'wealth'and'illth，'accordingtotheessentialqualitiesofthegoodsandthesortsofpersonsintowhosehandstheypassforconsumption。

Inthemostsystematicofhisworks，MuneraPulveris，he，indeed，appearsattheoutsettohavehismindcloselysetupontheexactperformanceoftherequiredanalysis。For，definingthescopeofhiswork，hesays，'Theessentialworkofthepoliticaleconomististodeterminewhatareinrealityusefulorlife-givingthings，andbywhatdegreesandkindoflabourtheyareattainableanddistributable。'4Thenfollowsaclearandlogicaldistinctionbetweenvalueandcost。

Valueisthelife-givingpowerofanything；costthequantityoflabourrequiredtoproduceit。'Hadheproceededtoestimate'Wealth'withequalregardtoitsvalueanditslabour-cost，thelatterexpressedinvitalterms，thescientificcharacterofhisanalysiswouldhavebeenpreserved。Butunfortunatelyheallowedhimselftobeoverweightedbyasenseofvaluewhichstresses'humanutility'ofconsumption，sothat，whilethe'utility'sideoftheequationisworkedoutwithadmirableskill，the'cost'orlaboursideisslighted，andtheorganicrelationbetweenthetwoislostsightof。TheconfusionwroughtinthemindsofreadersbythefailuretofindinanyofhisworksafullapplicationofhisprinciplehasbeenresponsibleforanunjustdisparagementofthetrulyscientificservicerenderedbyRuskintowardsthefoundationofsocial-economics。

FromaPisgahheighthismind'seyesweptinquickpenetrativeglancesoverthepromisedland，buthedidnotoccupyit，orfurnishanyclearsurvey。

&sect；6。OurpurposehereisinparttoperformthetaskindicatedbyRuskin，viz。toapplytoindustrythevitalstandardofvaluation，oratanyratetoimprovetheinstrumentsofvitalsurvey。Butonly，inpart。

ForourtaskisinscopelesscomprehensivethanthattowhichRuskinappliedhimself。Thoughhisteachingsprangoriginallyfromtworelatedrootsofemotionalvaluationdistinctivelyeconomicintheirbearings，theloveofthefinersortsofhumanworkcalledArt，andthereprobationofthedegradingconditionsoftheworkmostofhiscountrymenwerecalledupontodo，itexpandedintoawidermeaningof'economy'whichincludednotmerelyeconomicactivitiesandeconomicgoods，butallsortsofvitalactivitiesandgoods。AcriticismofcurrentPoliticalEconomy，onthegroundthatitdidnottreatitsacceptedsubject-matterinavitalmanner，thusdevelopedintoaconstructivePoliticalEconomywhichnotmerelyhumanisedthemethodbutexpandedtheareaofthescienceandart，soastomakeitineffectacomprehensivescienceandartofhumanwelfare。

NowithasalwaysbeenanopenquestionwhetherthemakersofPoliticalEconomywereintellectuallyjustifiedinseveringmarketablefromnon-marketablegoodsandservices，andframingaseparatescienceuponstudiesoftheformer。Thatmarketablegoodsarenotalwaysseparablefromnon-marketable，andthattheeconomicactivitiesofmanarealwaysinter-relatedwithnon-economicactivities，areacceptedtruths。Ruskin'sperceptionoftheintimacyoftheserelationsbetweencommercialandnon-commercialfunctionsandproductsledhimtobreakdown。thebarrierssetupbyEconomicScience，inthefurtheranceofanartwhichshouldsetupasitsgoal'themultiplicationofhumanlifeatitshigheststandard。'

Nowthisenlargementmaybequitelegitimate。ButitwasevidentlyresponsibleinlargemeasureforthefailureofRuskintodrivehomethecriticismdirectedagainstthecurrenteconomicteaching。ItwasonethingtoattackPoliticalEconomistsforfailingtotakedueaccountofhumanvaluesintheirtreatmentofprocessesrelatingtomarketablewealth。Itwas，however，quiteanothertoinsistthatthebarrierbetweenPoliticalEconomyandothersocialsciencesandartsshouldbetorndown，andthatallphenomenaofvitalimportshouldbecometheobjectsofitsstudy。HadRuskinbeenabletokeeptothenarrowerscope，doubtlesshewouldnothavebeenRuskin，buthisattackoncurrenteconomictheoryandpracticewouldhavebeenvastlymoreeffective。

ThisbriefexcursionintoRuskin'sworkhasbeennecessary，firstinordertomakeproperacknowledgementofthesoundscientificinstinctofthisgreatpioneerofsocialthought，and，secondly，tomakeitclearthat，whileacceptinghisstandardofvaluation，wedonotproposeapplyingitoutsidetherangeofeconomicphenomenaintheordinaryacceptationofthatterm。Whileadmittingtheoverlappingandinteractionofeconomicandotherhumanfunctions，weshallaccepttheordinarydefinitionoftheboundariesofeconomicstudies，andshallseektomakeourhumansurveyandapplyourhumanvaluationwithintheselimits。Theextra-economicimplicationswhichtheunityoflifewilldisclosecannot，indeed，beignored，buttheywillbetreatedassupplementarytothemainpurpose，thatofvaluingtheprocessesdirectlyconnectedwiththegettingandspendingofmoneyincomes。

&sect；7。Insettingupavitalstandardofvaluation，wearelikelytobemetwiththeobjectionsthatlifeistoovague，toochanging，tooincomprehensibleforanystandard，andthatlifeisnotvaluableinitselfbutbecauseofcertainqualitieswhichitmaypossess。Ourstandardmustbeconceivedintermsofalifethatisgoodordesirable。Thisconsiderationmightevidentlyleadusfarafield。Ifwearetoundertakeavaluationoflifeasapreliminarytovaluingindustry，itislikelythatwemayneverapproachthesecondundertaking。Thebestescapefromthispredicamentistostartfromsomegenerallyacceptedconceptwhichindicates，evenifitdoesnotexpressfully，thedesirableinlife。SuchatermItaketobe'organicwelfare。'Thoughinformameresynonymforgoodlife，itisbyusagebothmorerestrictedandmoreprecise。Itperhapsappearstothrustintotheforefrontofconsiderationthephysicalbasisoflife。

Buttheorganicconcept，whenliberallyinterpretedandapplied，carriesnosuchrestrictiveimplication，anditsdistinctivelybiologicalassociationshouldnotruleitoutfromtheworkofwidervaluationhererequired。

Asaprovisionalstatementofourstandardofvaluation，'organicwelfare'

hastwoadvantages。Inthefirstplace，itsuppliesanadmittedlysoundmethodofestimatingthosephysicalcostsandutilitieswithwhichthemajorpartofindustryandofitsproductisassociated。Eveninthemostadvancedcivilisationofto-day，economicprocessesareprimarilyphysicalintheeffortstheyevokeandintheneedstheysatisfy；theexpenditureandrecoupmentofphysicalenergyconstitutethefirstandmostprominentaspectofindustry。Intracingtheoriginsofhumanindustry，weshallfindthisrootedinwhatappearashalf-instinctiveanimalfunctionsforthesatisfactionof'organic'needs，individualorracial。Theprimitivedirectionofproductiveeffortisevidently'organic。'

Again，the'organic'pointofviewavoidstwograveerrorscommontothemoremechanicaltreatmentofaneconomicsciencewhichhassubordinatedmantocommercialwealth。Itinsistsuponregardingtheproductiveeffortwhichgoesintoanyworkofproductionandthesatisfactionwhichproceedsfromtheconsumptionofanyproduct，notasaseparatecostandaseparateutility，butintheirtotalbearinguponthelifeoftheproducerorconsumer。

Themechanicalseparatismoftheordinaryeconomicviewfollowsfromatreatmentinwhichthelabourbestowedonaproductisonlya'cost'inthesamesenseastherawmaterialsandtoolsemployedinmakingit，allalikepurchasedasseparatecommoditiesatamarketinwhichtheyfigureasfractionsofaSupply。Similarlywiththeordinaryeconomictreatmentofconsumption。Eachconsumableisregardedasyieldingaqualityofutilityorsatisfactionvaluedonitsownaccount，whereasinrealityitsconsumablevaluedependsuponthewaysinwhichitaffectstheentireorganicprocessofconsumption。Everyspeeding-upofamachine-process，oreveryreductionofthehoursoflabour，affectsforgoodorevilboththeeconomicandthehumanefficiencyofthewholeman:everyriseorfallofremunerationforhislaboursimilarlyreactsuponthestandardoflife。Noristhisall。Currenteconomicsciencehasnotonlytreatedeachcostandeachutilityasaseparateitemorunitofeconomicpower，ithastreatedeachmanastwomen

producerandconsumer。Theacquiescenceintheeconomictendencytowardsaconstantlyincreasingspecialisationofmanasproducer，aconstantlyincreasinggeneralisationofmanasconsumer，isonlyintelligibleuponthesuppositionthattheartsofproductionandconsumptionhavenorelationtooneanother。5Thestandpointoforganicwelfarereducestoitsnaturallimitsthisusefuldistinctionofproducerandconsumer，andenablesustotracethetrueinteractionsofthetwoprocesses。Inaword，itobligesustovalueeveryactofproductionorconsumptionwithregardtoitsaggregateeffectuponthelifeandcharacteroftheagent。

&sect；8。Finally，a'social'interpretationofindustryisnotpossibleexceptbytreatingsocietyasanorganicstructure。Whethersocietyberegardedasan'organism'withalifeconceivedascomprisingandregulatingthelifeofitsindividuals，inthesamemannerasabiologicalorganismthatofitscells，orasan'organisation'contrivedbyindividualsentirelyforthefurtheranceoftheirprivateends，itmustbetreatedasavitalstructurecapableofworkingwellorworkingill。Isayvitalstructure，notspiritualstructure，forIholdthetendencytointerpretsocialorganisationexclusivelyintermsofethicalends，andasexistingsimplyfor'therealisationofanethicalorder，'tobeunwarranted。ThemenwhoformorconstituteaSociety，orwhoenteranysortofsocialorganisation，enterbodyandsoul，theycarryintoittheinseparablecharacteroftheorganiclife，withallthephysicalandspiritualactivitiesandpurposesitcontains。

Particularmodesofsocialorganisation，as，forexample，aChurch，maybetreatedasdirectedprimarilytospiritualends，thougheventheretheseparationisnotfinallyvalid。Butsocietyinthebroadersense，eventhoughconceivednotasan'organism'butmerelyasanorganisation，mustberegardedasexistingforvarioussortsofhumanpurposes。Fortheimpulsestoformsocietiesarerootedinbroadinstinctsofgregariousnessandofsexualandracialfeeling，whicharebestdescribedasorganic，and，thoughtheseinstinctsbecomespiritualisedandrationalisedwiththeprogressofthehumanmind，theyneverceasetocarryabiologicalimport。

Eventhoughonetakes，therefore，theextremelyindividualisticviewofSociety，regardingitasnothingmorethanasetofarrangementsforfurtheringthelifeofindividualmenandwomen，entirelyameansorinstrumentforachievingtheendsof'personality，'ourhumanvaluationofindustrywillrequireconsiderationofitsreactionsuponthestructureandworkingofthesesocialarrangements。

ButthisorganictreatmentofSocietyis，ofcourse，stillmoreessential，ifweconsidersocietynotmerelyasanumberofmenandwomenwithsocialinstinctsandsocialaspectsoftheirindividuallives，butasagroup-lifewithacollectivebody，acollectiveconsciousnessandwill，andcapableofrealisingacollectivevitalend。Thedispositiontoconvertsociologyintoastudy，ontheonehand，ofsocialfeelingsintheindividualman，ontheotherofsocialinstitutionsthatareonlyformsthroughwhichthesefeelingsexpressthemselves，istomymindawhollyinadequateconceptionofthescienceofSociety。Thestudyofthesocialvalueofindividualmennomoreconstitutessociologythanthestudyofcelllifeconstituteshumanphysiology。ArecognitionoftheindependentvalueofthegoodlifeofasocietyisessentialtoanyscienceorartofSociety。

ToaGreekoraRoman，theideathatthecityexistedmerelyfortheproductionofgoodcitizens，andwithoutanendorself

ofitsown，wouldneverhaveseemedplausible。

NortoanyChristian，familiarwiththeideaandthesentimentoftheChurchasasocietyofreligiousmenandwomen，woulditoccurthatsuchSocietyhadnolifeorpurposeotherthanthatcontainedinitsindividualmembers。Societymustthenbeconceived，notasasetofsocialrelations，butasacollectiveorganism，withlife，will，purpose，meaningofitsown，asdistinguishedfromthelife，will，purpose，meaning，oftheindividualmembersofit。Tothosewhoboggleattheextensionofthebiologicalterm'organism'tosociety，askingawkwardquestionsastothewhereaboutsofthesocialsensorium，andtheintegumentofasociety，Orwhetherapolitical，areligious，anindustrialSocietydonotconflictandoverlap，Iwouldreplythatthesedifficultiesaresuchasarisewheneveranextensionofboundariesoccursintheintellectualworld。Theconcept'organism'asappliedtothelifeofanimalsandvegetables，isnotwhollyappropriatetodescribethelifeofasociety，butitismoreappropriatethananyotherconcept，andsomeconceptmustbeapplied。

Ifsomequalificationisdesired，noobjectioncanberaisedagainstthetermsuper-organismexceptitslength。Whatisnecessaryisthatsometermshouldbeusedtoassistthemindinrealisingclearlythatalllifeproceedsbythecooperationofunitsworking，noteachforitsseparateself，butforawhole，andattainingtheirseparatewell-beingintheproperfunctioningofthatwhole。Asthestructureoftheorganiccell，theorgan，andtheorganismillustratethiscooperativeandcompositelife，sowiththelargergroupingswhichwecallsocieties。Ananimalorganismisasocietyofcells。

&sect；9。Sofarasthedifficultyarisingfromthenarrowlybiologicaluseofthetermorganismisconcerned，thatisrapidlydisappearingbeforetheadvanceofpsychology。Formodernbiologyiscomingmoreandmoretorealiseitsearlyerrorinseekingtoconfineitselftothestudyoflifeasamerelyphysicalphenomenon。Biologyandpsychologyareconstantlydrawingintocloserrelations，withtheresultthatanewscienceofpsycho-biologyisalreadycomingintobeing。Inbuilding，thusfar，uponafoundationoforganicconcepts，oneisnolongerproperlyexposedtothesuspicionofignoringordisparagingthepsychicalphenomenawhichconstituteman'sspiritualnature。

Asbiology，thustreatingtheentireorganicnatureofman，becomesanindividualpsycho-physics，somustsociology，treatingthewiderorganicnatureofman，becomeacollectivepsychophysics。Whilethentherespectiveimportanceofthewelfareoftheindividualandofsocietymaystillbedifficulttodefine，theadmissionofsocietyasapsycho-physicalstructure，withhumanendsofitsown，willinvolveitsproperrecognitionintheappraisementofeverysortofhumanvalue。Ourtask，thatofdevisingamethodofvaluationofindustry，willevidentlydemandthateconomicprocessesshallbeconsidered，notonlyintheirbearinguponindividuallives，butintheirbearinguponthewelfareofsociety。Indeed，itisdifficulttoseehowanyreasonablepersoncanconfrontthegravepracticalproblemspresentedbytheindustrialsocietiesofto-day，suchasthosecontainedinindividual，class，sex，nationaldifferentiationofeconomicfunctions，withoutrealisingthatthehypothesisofhumanityasitselfacollectiveorganismcanalonefurnishanyhopeoftheirrationalsolution。

Thesignificanceoftheorganicconceptioninanyhumanvaluationofindustrialactsorproductsisevident。Itrequiresustovalueeachactorproductbothfromthestandpointoftheindividualandofthesocietytowhichhebelongs，anditfurnishesaharmonyofthetwoareasofinterest。

Thebafflingproblemseverywherepresentedtothoughtbytheapparentcontradictionoftheunityandthediversityofnature，thewholeandtheparts，thegeneralandtheparticular，findtheirclearestpracticalsolutioninthefactandconsciousnessofman'ssocialnature，hisrecognitionthatinfeelingandinactionheisbothanindividualandamemberofanumberofsocialgroups，expandinginaseriesofconcentriccirclesfromfamilyandcitytohumanity，andindimmeroutlinetosomelargercosmicorganism。

Foroureconomicvaluation，theharmonyofthisnarrowerandwidertreatmentofhumannatureisofprofoundandobviousimportance。Itwillrequireus，inconsideringthevitalcostsandsatisfactionsinvolvedintheproductionandconsumptionofgoods，tohaveregardtotheireffects，notonlyupontheindividualswhoproduceandconsumethegoods，butuponthecity，nation，orothersocietytowhichtheybelong。Humanwelfarewillbenotmerelythewelfareofhumanbeingstakenasanaggregate，butofsocietyregardedasanorganicunity。

Themostdelicateeconomicandspiritualissuesofadjustmentwillbefoundtorelatetotheprovisionsforharmonisingtheorderandthegrowthofthenarrowerandthewiderorganisms。While，then，biologyhasinthepastbeentooarrogantinpressingdistinctivelyphysicalimplicationsoftheterm'organism'intothedawningscienceofsociology，andindistortingthetrueconceptionofsocialevolutionbyenforcingnarrowinterpretationsofselectionandsurvival，thisisnogroundforrefusingtoutilisetheterminologywhich，betterthananyother，expressestherelationsofpartstowholesineverysortoflivingsubstance。

ThecontradictionsofProductionandConsumption，CostandUtility，PhysicalandSpiritualWelfare，IndividualandSocialWelfare，allfindtheirlikeliestmodeofreconcilementandofharmonyinthetreatmentofsocietyasanorganism。

NOTES:

1。Labouremployedinproductiveworkofindustryisusuallyexcludedfromthecategoryofnational'wealth，'thoughitissometimesregardedas'personalwealth'。

Butthereisnosufficientreasonforthisexclusion。Anyincreaseoftheefficiencyofthelabourofanationisevidentlyasmuchanincreaseofitstotalvendibleresourcesasanincreaseinitsinstrumentalcapitalwouldbe。

2。Exchangeissimplyanordinarybranchofproduction，mainlyconsistingofwholesaleandretailtrade。Distributionhas，ofcourse，anotherandanimportanteconomicsignification，beingappliedtothelawsdeterminingtheapportionmentoftheproduct。

3。TheCommon-senseofPoliticalEconomy。

4。MuneraPulveris，&sect；XL。

5。Howpotentasourceofintellectualconfusionthisseparationofproducerandconsumeris，maybebestillustratedfromthecommonlyacceptedtreatmentofthetheoryoftaxation，whichregards'consumers'asadifferentclassofbeingsfrom'producers'forpurposesofincidenceoftaxes。

NOTE。Therearedoubtlessthosewhowillremaindissatisfiedwiththisinsistenceupontheextensionoforganismandtheconceptionofthehumanlydesirableintermsof'organic'welfare。Theywouldinsistthattheconsciouspersonalityofanindividualorofasocietytranscendsorganism，asthelatterdoesmechanism，andthatourstandardandmeasureofwelfareshouldbeexpressedinpsychicaltermsofpersonality。ThispointofviewhasrecentlybeenconciselyandpowerfullyrestatedbyDr。Haldane(Mechanism，LifeandPersonality)。Butthoughthereismuchtosayfortreatingpersonalityastheintrinsicqualityofourhumaniststandard，Idecidedagainstthecourseonabalanceofintellectualexpediency，preferringtoretaintheclearnessandforceoftheorganicconceptwhilespiritualisingittomeettherequirementsofascendinglife。CHAPTERII:THEHUMANORIGINSOF

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&sect；1。Althoughitisnopartofmypurposetoendeavourtosetforththefactsandlawsofthehistoricalevolutionofmodernindustry，itwillbeusefultomakesomebriefallusiontotheoriginsofindustryandproperty，soastogiveconcretemeaningtothestresslaiduponorganicprocessesinourinterpretation。Forjustinproportionasitisrealisedthatindustryhasallitsearliestrootsintheprimaryorganicneedsofman，willassentmoreeasilybegiventotheproposaltoadheretotheorganicconceptionofwelfareinvaluingmoderneconomicprocesses。

Itisnoteasytoascertainwheretheactivitieswhichwetermindustrialfirstemergeintheevolutionoforganiclife。Everyorganismselects，appropriates，andassimilatesmatterfromitsenvironment，inordertoprovideforgrowthorwasteoftissueandenergygivenoutinthegeneralcourseofitsvitalprocesses，includingtheactivitiesofprocuringfood，protectionagainstorganicorinorganicdangers，andthegeneration，rearing，andprotectionofoffspring。Nutritionandfunctionarethetermsusuallyappliedtodescribetheprimarybalanceofthevitalprocessesofintakingandoutputtingenergy。Theorganismfeedsitselfinordertowork。Itseemsatfirstasifwehadherelaiddownintheoriginsoforganiclifeanaturaleconomyofproductionandconsumption。Butdotheorganicprocessesoffeeding，choosing，appropriating，andassimilatingfood，constituteconsumption，anddotheotheractivitiesforwhichfoodisutilisedconstituteproduction？

Reflectionwillshowthatthereisverylittleintellectualserviceinpressingsharplythisdistinction。Theactivelifeofanorganismconsistsinaroundofnutritive，protective，generativeprocesses，eachofwhich，fromthestandpointofindividualandspecies，mayberegardedalikeasproductiveandconsumptive。Aplantdrivesitssuckersintothesoilinsearchofthefoodsitneeds，disposesitsleavestoutilisethelightandairorforprotectionagainstthewind，assimilatesitsorganicfoodbytheuseofitsstockofchlorophyl，distributesitthroughoutitssystemformaintenanceandgrowth，anddirectsthatgrowthsoastosafeguarditsownexistenceandtoprovideitselfwithfavourableopportunitiesoffertilisationbyinsectorotheragencies。Ifdueaccountbetakenbothofthecellularlifewithintheindividualandofthespecificlifeofthisplantorganism，thewholeoftheprocessesoractivitiesappearstobenutritive，eachactofnutritionbeingassociatedwithsomeotherfunctionintheevolutionofthecell，theorganism，thespecies。Itwouldbeasplausibletoassertthateveryotherfunction，protective，generative，orother，wasundertakenforthenutritionoftheindividualorthespecies，astoasserttheopposite。But，withoutenteringintothedelicatemetaphysicsofthisquestion，wemayconfidentlyaffirmthatinthiselementaryorganiclifenutritionandfunctioncannotberegardedasmutuallyexclusiveprocesses，whiletheeconomiccontrastsofproductionandconsumption，workandenjoyment，costandutility，havenoclearapplication。Ifweapproachastagenearertohumanlife，webegintofind，inthelifeofeitherthelowerorhigheranimals，someorganicactivitiestowhichthetermindustryappearsapplicable。

Thelong，arduous，complexandpainfuloutputofenergy，consciouslyputforthbymanyanimalsinthesearchforfood，sometimesinthestorageoffood，intheprovisionofshelter，insomeinstancesintheuseoftoolsorweapons，inprocessesofcooperationanddivisionoflabourformigration，protection，orcombat，certainlyapproacheswhatwerecogniseasindustry。

Itinvolvesapainstakinginterferencewiththematerialenvironmentforthepurposiveattainmentofsomedistinctobjectconsciouslyregardedasdesirable，whichisoftheessenceofindustry。Itmay，however，beobjectedthatsuchprocesses，thoughresemblinghumanindustryintheintricacyandtechnicalskillinvolved，arenotreallypurposiveintherationalsense，butaremerelyinstinctive，andthat，assuch，theyoughttobedistinguishedfromtherationalconductofhumanindustry。Thus，itiscontendedthat，thoughtheeffortsgivenoutbymanyanimalsinprocuringfood，protectionagainstenemies，orprovisionofshelter，formallycorrespondwithfamiliarprocessesofhumanindustry，thedirectionofinstinctmakestheapplicationofthistermimproper。But，asweproceedfurtherintoourpsychologicalanalysisofhumanwork，weshallfindsolargeanelementofadmittedinstinctinmanyformsofitastoprecludeusfromadmittingthat'rational'directionisessentialtoindustry。Itis，therefore，permissibleforustogiveaprovisionalrecognitiontosuchanimalactivitiesascontainingsome，atanyrate，oftheessentialcharacteristicsof'work'or'industry'。

Indeed，theevidentresemblanceoftheseregularactivitiesofanimalsinseekingfood，shelterandprotection，totheactivitiesofprimitivemanappliedtothesamedefinitelyorganicsatisfactions，wouldprecludeusfromdenyingtotheloweranimalswhatwemustadmitinthecaseofmen。For，eveninprimitivemen，possessingacertainuseoftoolsandweapons，andahigherdegreeofcunningindealingwiththeirenvironment，thedriveanddirectionoforganicinstinctsandimpulses，asdistinguishedfromreflectionandreason，appeartobehardlylessdominantthanintheiranimalkindred。Unlesswearbitrarilyreservetheconceptsworkandindustryforahigherstageofsocialevolution，inwhichsomemeasureofsettledlifewithtribalandpersonalpropertyandcalculatedprovisionforfuturewantshaveemerged，itwillbewelltoseektherootsoftheelaboratedindustrialsystemwhichwewishtointerpretintheserudimentaryandmainlyinstinctiveactivitiesofanimalsandsavagemen。

&sect；2。Inexaminingtheseorganicactivitieslyingatthebasisofhumanindustry，weshalllightattheoutsetupononefactofextremesignificance，viz。thattoeachoftheseorganicallyusefuleffortsNaturehasattachedsomedefinitephysical，orpsycho-physical，enjoyment。Hunting，fighting，mating，thecareandprotectionoftheyoung，indeedallactionswhichpossesswhatiscalled'survivalvalue'orbiologicalutility，areendowedwithapleasurebonusasabribefortheirperformance。Natureendowsmostorganicallyusefuleffortswithconcurrentenjoyment。

But，thoughinthese'organicfunctions'manyanimalsgiveoutagreatdealof'laborious'effort，commingledwithelementsofplayorofincipientart，asinthedancing，singinganddecorativeoperationsofbirds，tononeofthemistheword'industry'fullyapplicable。Wedonotseemtoenterthedefinitelyeconomicsphereuntilwefindanimalssufficientlyreasonabletointerfereinaconsciouswaywiththeirenvironment，fortolerablydistantends。For，thoughmuchindustrialproductionandconsumptionwillcontinuetobeeitherinstinctiveorautomaticintheiroperation，agrowingelementofconsciouspurposewillbecomeessentialtotheorderedconductofallindustrialprocesses。Theconsciousconceptionofmoredistantendsandthegrowingwillingnesstomakepresentsacrificesfortheirattainmentaretheplainestbadgesofthisindustrialprogress。Whenabeingisawareofthesepurposeshehasenteredarationaleconomy。

Asthismorerationaleconomyproceeds，themarkswhichdistinguishitfromapurelyinstinctiveorganiceconomybecomeevident。Theinstinctiveeconomyallowslittlescopeforindividualityoflife，thedominantdriveofits'implicit'purposeisspecific，i。e。，subservingthemaintenanceandevolutionofthespecies。Thespiritofthehiveinbee-lifeisthefullestexpressionofthissubservienceoftheindividuallifetothecorporatelifeandofthepresentgenerationtotheseriesofgenerationsconstitutingthespecificlife。Buteverywherethedominionofinstinctimpliestheabsorptionoftheindividuallifeinpromotingtheendsofthespecies:

successfulparenthoodistheprimaryworkoftheindividual。

Itmightalmostbesaidthatthedawnofreasonisthedawnofselfishness。

Forrationaleconomyinvolvesaconsciousrealisationoftheindividualself，withendsofitsowntobesecuredandwithopportunitiesforsecuringthem。Theearliestconceptionofthisseparateselfanditsendswillnaturallytendtobeintermsofmerelyormainlyphysicalsatisfaction。Thusthedisplacementoftheinstinctivebytherationaleconomyisevidentlyacriticalera，attendedwithgraverisksduetothetendencytowardsanover-assertionoftheindividualselfandaconsequentweakeningoftheforcesmakingforspecificlife。Man，thenewlyconsciousindividual，mayperverselychoosetosquanderorganicresources'intended'bynaturefortheraceuponhisownpersonalpleasuresandneeds。Hemayrefusetomakeasamatterofrationalchoicethosepersonaleffortsandsacrificesforfamilyandracewhichnoanimal，subjecttothedriveofinstinct，isableto'think'ofrefusing。Suchmaybeaneffectofthereleasefromthelifeoforganicinstincts。Theincreasingsupplyoffoodsandothersourcesofphysicalsatisfactionhemayapplytobuildupforhimselfalifeofsuper-brutalhedonism。1For，whenreasonfirstbeginstoassertsupremacy，itisapttobecomethralltothepurelyanimalself。Onlyasthisanimalselfbecomesspiritualisedandsocialised，doesthesocialrace-lifereassertitsswayuponthehigherplaneofhumanconsciousness。

&sect；3。Butitisofimportancetorealisethatafirsteffectofreason，operatingtodirectthepurposiveactivities，istoliberatethe'self'fromthedominionofthespecificlife，andtoenableittoseekandobtainseparatepersonalsatisfactions。Forwiththispowercomesthefactandthesenseof'personalproperty'whichplaysolargeapartinindustry。

Earlyindustryandearlypropertyarelargelydirectedbytherequirementsofthisdawningsenseofpersonality。Thoughtheoriginsofindustryaredoubtlessfoundinthepromptingsoforganicutility，theyarenotofanarrowly'utilitarian'character。Wedonotfindtheearliestindustriesofmancloselyconfinedtothesatisfactionofwhatmightseemthemosturgentofhisorganicneeds，food，shelter，protectionagainstenemies。

Theelementsofplayandornamentaresoprevalentinearlyindustriesastosuggestthetheory，whichsomeanthropologistspressfar，thatadornmentforpersonalgloryisthedominantoriginofindustryandproperty。So，forexample，B&uuml；cher2contendsthattheearliestreallyindustrialactivitieswereapaintingandtatooingofthebody，andamanufactureofclothingandofotherpersonalapparatusforpurelyornamentalpurposes。

Eventhetamingofdomesticanimalswas，heheld，firstundertakenforamusementorfortheworshipofthegods。Thestrongattractionofmostsavageorbackwardpeoplesinourdaytowardsarticlesofornamentandplaywhichaffordexpressiontonaivepersonalpride，appearstosupportthisview。Primitivemancertainlydoesnotevolvetowardsindustrialcivilisationbyalogicallysaneeconomyofsatisfyingfirsthismostvitallyimportantmaterialneeds，andthenbuildingonthisfoundationasuperstructureofconveniences，comfortsandluxuries，withthevariousindustriesappertainingthereto。Thiseconomicmanisnowherefound。Actualman，asmanyanthropologistsdepicthim，appearstobeginwiththeluxuriesanddispenseswiththeconveniences。

Thisnon-utilitarianviewoftheoriginsofindustryhas，however，beendriventoexcess。Thereremainsalargeelementoftruthintheproverb'Necessityisthemotherofinvention。'Theearliestweaponsandtools，adaptedfromsticksandstonesandotherrawmaterial，wereprobablyforcedonthedawningintelligenceofmanbythehardfactsofhisstrugglewithhostilenatureandhissearchforfood。Fighting，hunting，mating，werepresumablyhisfirstpursuitsandtheearlyartsorindustries，atanyrateonthemaleside，wouldbesubsidiarytothesepursuits。Anyorganisedprocessorhandlingofmatterwhichwouldmakehimabetterfighter，hunter，suitor，wouldbelikelytoemergeasacraftorindustry。Thisexplainstheapparentblendofutilitarianandnon-utilitarianorigins。Inpointoffact，mostoftheso-calledornamentalactivitiesandproductshavetheirevidentbiologicaluses。Theyarenotmereplaythings。Theadornmentofthehumanbody，theuseoftatoosandmasks，drumsandgongsandotherplay-products，arepartly，nodoubt，formeregloryofself-assertion，itselfaninstinctivecraving，butalsoforcourtship，forrecognitionandforfrighteningenemies。While，then，itremainstruethatthesportiveandartisticimpulsesareconspicuousintheearlycrafts，itisamistaketodisparagetheorganicutilityoftheseprocesses。Aftermanhasmadeprovisionforthepresentnecessitiesofthebody，hissuperfluousenergynaturallytends，eithertopreparatoryplay，thepracticeorimitationofbiologicallyusefulactions，orelsetoexplorative，constructive，anddecorativeworkinhandlingsuchmaterialsaspresentthemselves。Thiscuriosityabouthissurroundings，andtheinstinctivedesiretoconstructandarrangethemforhisconvenience，orforthedawningaestheticsatisfactionofhissenses，ortoimpressthefemaleofhisrace，theseinstinctsundeniablycoalescewiththedriveofphysicalnecessitytoforcemantoapplyhismindtothediscoveryandpracticeoftheearlyartsandcrafts。

But，thoughthesedistinctivelymalemodesofmanipulatingtheenvironmentthuspossessautilitarianaspect，theydonotfurnishthebeginningsofthechiefindustrieswhichfigureincivilisedlife。Thebeginningsofmanufactureandofagriculture，asregularoccupations，arecommonlyascribedtowomenandtoslaves。Thosewhoconceiveoftheearliesthumansocietiesasmatriarchalorgynaecocentric，thewomenformingfixedcentresoforderinthehomeandvillage，owningthechildrenandthepropertyattachedtothehome，regardwomenbothastheinventorsandthepractitionersoftheearlyhandicrafts，includingthecultivationofthesoil。Thebeginningsoftheartsofpottery，basket-making，building，clothes-making，aswellasdigging，planting，millingandotherprocessesofpreparingfood，weredoubtlesswomen'sworkinthefirstinstance，thoughtheywereprobablyraisedtothepositionofregularindustrieswhenslaverybecamecommon。

Itis，however，noteworthythat，eveninthoseearlyhandicraftsdevotedtothemostpracticalneedsoflife，thedecorativeinstinctgenerallyfindsexpression。Notonlytheweaponsofthemen，butthepotsandpansandotherdomesticutensilsofthewomen，carrycarvingsormouldings，whichtestifytotheplayorartimpulses。Leisureandpleasurethusappearasingredientsintheearliestindustries。

Towhateversource，then，wetracetheoriginsofindustry，totheuseofweapons，snaresandothermaleapparatusforthefightandhunt，totheinstinctsofplay，imitationandadornmentasmodesofself-expressionandofpride，ortothemoredistinctivelyutilitarianworkofwomenandofslavesaroundthehome，wefindplayorpleasuremingledwiththework。

Thisprofoundlyinterestingtruthisattestedbythelongsurvivingpresenceofthesongandotherrhythmicactivitiesinmanyformsofassociatedlabour，aswellasinthedancingwhichinprimitivesocietieswasanalmostinvariableaccompanimentofallimportantenterprises，war，huntingandharvesting，andwhichstillsurvivesamongusintheHarvesthome。Thoughinslaveindustriesthislighterelementdoubtlessdwindledverylow，itseldomdiedoutentirely，asthesongofthegalley-rowers，oroftheSouthernnegroesinthecotton-fields，testifies。WherethehandicraftsthroveamongfreemeninEurope，everywherethemotivesofplay，personalprideandprowess，findliberalexpressioninindustry。

&sect；4。Thisslightandnecessarilyspeculativesketchoftheoriginofindustryisdesignedtoenforcetwofacts。Inthefirstplace，wecantraceineveryrudimentaryindustrythepromptingsofvitalutility，layingthefoundationsofaneconomyofeffortsandsatisfactionswhichfurtherstheorganicdevelopmentoftheindividualandtherace。Inthesecondplace，weeverywherefindwhatwecalldistinctivelyeconomicmotivesandactivitiesalmostinextricablyintertwined，orevenfused，withothermotivesandactivities，sportive，artistic，religious，socialandpolitical。Totracethehistoryoftheprocessbywhichinmoderncivilisationeconomicorindustrialactivitieshaveseparatedthemselvesfromotheractivities，assumingmoreandmoredominance，untiltheindustrialSystemandtheBusinessManhavebecomethemostpotentfactsoflife，wouldliebeyondourscope。

Norisitatallnecessary。Whatisimportantforustorealise，however，isthatthisprocessofindustrialisation，throughwhichthecivilisedpeopleshavebeenpassing，isbeyondallquestionthemostpowerfulinstrumentofeducation。Itappearstohavedonemoretorationaliseandtosocialisementhanallthehigherandmorespiritualinstitutionsofman，sofarassuchcomparisonsarepossible。Ithasrationalisedmanchieflybycompellinghimtoexerciseforesightandforethought，tosubduehiswillandtrainhisactivefacultiestotheperformanceoflongandintrinsicallydisagreeabletasks，inordertorealisesomemoreandmoredistantobjectofdesire，andbyobliginghimtorecognisetherigorouslawsofcausationinhiscalculations。Ithassocialisedhimbyweavinganevermoreelaboratetissueofcommoninterestsbetweenhimandagrowingnumberofhisfellowmen，andbycompellinghimtoengageincloserco-operationwiththemfortheattainmentofhisends。Thoughthissocialisationisfarmoreadvancedinobjectivefactthaninthoughtandfeeling，itremainstruethatthedirectandindirectassociationoflargerandmorevariousbodiesormeninmodernindustryandcommerceisthefirstconditionandthestrongeststimulustotheexpansionandintensificationofthesocialwill。

Itisthisorderlyrationalsystemofindustry，employing，asitdoes，theorganicpowersofmanforthesatisfactionofhisorganicneeds，thatweseektosubmittovaluation。

Theimmensevarietyandcomplexityoftheartsandcraftsofwhichsuchasystemofhumanindustryconsists，thelongintervaloftimewhichoftenintervenesbetweenactsofproductionandofconsumption，thedifferencesofpersonalitybetweenthosewhoperformtheeffortsofproductionandthosewhoutiliseorenjoythefruitsofthoseeffortsinconsumption，immenselyremoteastheyappearfromthesimpleorganiceconomyofprimitiveman，donotescapeanultimatedependenceuponorganiclawsandconditions。

Ahumanvaluation，therefore，mustinsistuponexpressingthemintermsoforganicwelfare，individualandsocial。Ashumanactivitiesandenjoymentsascendintheprocesswetermcivilisation，weshallexpecttofindthisorganiclifebecomingmorepsychical，inthesensethattheirmodesaremore'reasonable'andtheemotionsthatattachtothemaremorespiritual，i。e。，lessdirectlydrivenbyanimalinstincts。Sotooweshallexpectindustrialprogresstocontributetoagrowingadjustmentbetweentheindividualandthesocialeconomy，restoringundertheformofreasonablesocialservicetothemorehighlyindividualisedmembersofamodernsocietyanincreasingmeasureofthatsubserviencetotheorganicwelfareofmankindwhichinstinctwasabletosecureuponalowerplaneofconsciouslife。

NOTES:

1。'Einwenigbesserw&uuml；rderlebenH&auml；ttstduihmnichtdenScheindesHimmelsLichtgegebenErnennt'sVernunftundbraucht'salleinNurthierischeralsjedesThierzusein。'

2。IndustrialEvolution(Bell&amp；Co。)。CHAPTERIII:REALINCOME:COSTANDUTILITY

&sect；1。Approachingonitsconcretesidetheeconomicsystemthehumanvaluesofwhichweseektoascertain，wefindittoconsistinaseriesofproductiveprocessesbringingvariousgoodsandservicesintomarketableshape，accompaniedbyaseriesofconsumptiveprocessesinwhichthesegoodsandservicesareused，wasted，orotherwisedisposedofbythosewhobuythemforpersonaluses。Theformersetofprocesses，aswehaverecognised，occupyaplaceofsomuchgreaterprominenceandpublicityasvirtuallytoabsorbthescienceofindustryor'economics'，leavingtotheprocessesofconsumptionanobscureandentirelysubordinateposition。

Ourorganicorhumanvaluationstartswithaprotestagainstthisassumptionofinequalityintheartsofproductionandconsumption。Itsinterpretationofeconomicprocesseswillbedisposedtolayasmuchstressuponthehistoryofthevariouscommoditiesaftertheyleavetheshop-counterandpassintothepossessionofconsumersasbefore。Thehumangoodandevilassociatedwitheconomic'wealth'must，viewedfromtheorganicstandpoint，dependasmuchuponthenatureofitsconsumptionasuponthenatureofitsproduction。

Thisconsiderationwilldetermineourmethodofapplyingthehumanstandardofvalues。Acceptingattheoutsettheconvenientdistinctionbetweentheprocessesofproductionandconsumption，weshallapproachtheeconomicsystematthepointwherethetwoprocessesmeet，thatistosaywherewealthemergesfromtheproductiveprocessesasincome，inordertopassassuchintothepossessionofpersonsentitledtoconsumeit。

Tomaketheenquirysimplerandmoreeasilyintelligible，wewillignoreforthepresentalltheextra-nationalorcosmopolitanconditionsofmodernindustry，andassumethatwearedealingwithaclosednationalsystemproducing，distributing，andconsumingthetwothousandmillionpounds'

worthofgoodsandservicesroughlyestimatedtoconstitutethecurrentannualincomeoftheBritishnation。

&sect；2。Nowthehabitofregardingwealthandincomeintermsofmoneyissodeep-seatedandpersistentastomakeitdifficultforordinary'business'

mentorealisethesewordsinanyotherthanamonetarysense。Theordinarymindhastobreakthroughacertainbarrierofthoughtandfeelinginordereventopresenttoitselfthesignificanceof'real'wagesor'real'income，asdistinguishedfrommoneywagesandmoneyincome。Thisdominionofthemonetarystandardisillustratedbythealmostinstinctivethrillofelationthatisfeltwhenweareinformedthattheincomeofthenationhasrisenfromabout&pound；1，200，000，000in1870to&pound；2，000，000，000in1912。1

Soaccustomedarewetoregardmoneyasthemeasureofthedesirable，thatwefeelthatthisriseofmoneyincomemustimplyacorrespondingriseinnationalwelfare。Itrequiressomeeffortofmindtorealiseeventhetwoobviouslyimportantfactorsoftheincreaseofpopulationandtheshiftofprices，which，whenoncerealised，soevidentlyaffectthebearingofthemoneyincomeuponthenationalwelfare。Yearafteryeartradereportsandotherofficialdocuments，incomparingtherelativeeconomicpositionofthevariousnationsorthefluctuationsoftradewithinasinglenation，habituallyencouragethismisleadinginfluenceofthefinancialstandardbypublishingcrude，uncorrectedmonetaryvaluesasiftheywereindicativeofindustrialfacts，andstatesmentakesuchfiguresasvalidevidenceonwhichtobaseapolicy。

Asregardstheparticularobjectofourenquiry，thisobsessionofthegeneralindbythemonetarystandardmakesitimpossibleforuseventoassumethatallourleadersattachaclearandconsistentmeaningtotheterm'real'income。Itisnotquiteeasyatfirsttograspthecentralandessentialfactthateveryreceiptofanysortofincome，whetheraswages，rent，salary，interest，profit，feesorotherwise，involvesthecomingintobeingofabitof'real'incomeintheshapeofsomematerialgoodsorsomesaleableservice。2Thisfactoncegrasped，however，itbecomesevidentthatthe&pound；2，000，000，000，saidtobethenation'sincome，ismerelythemonetaryrepresentativeofgoodsandserviceswhicharethenetproductoftheeconomicactivityoftheyear，thequantityofwealthproducedoverandabovethatwhichhasgonetomaintaintheexistingmaterialfabricofindustry。Theaggregateamountof'wealthproduced'is，ofcourse，considerablygreater，foralargequantityoftheproductivepowermustcontinuallybeemployedinrepairingthewearandtearsustainedbythematerialinstrumentsofproduction，theland，buildings，machineryandtoolsandotherformsof'fixed'capital，andinreplacingtherawmaterialsandotherformsof'circulating'capitalwhichhavepassedoutoftheproductiveprocessesintoconsumablegoods。Thenet'real'incomeconsistsofthegoodsandservicesproducedoverandabovethisprovisionforthemaintenanceofthematerialstructureofthesystem。

Thereis，however，animportantqualificationtothismodeofreckoningthenetrealincomeofthenationwhichneedsmention。Whiletheportionofthecurrentproductwhichgoestoreplacethiswearandtearoflandandcapitalisnotincludedinthegoodsandservicesrepresentedbythe&pound；2，000，000，000andclassedasrealnetincome，thewearandtearormaintenancefundoflabourisincludedinit。Whenconsiderationistakenofthedistributionofwhatisoftentermedthenationaldividendbetweentherespectiveownersofthefactorsofproduction，thisanomalyisseldomborneinmind。Inestimatingtheincomeoflabourthereplacementfundiscounted；inestimatingtheincomeoflandandcapitalitisnotcounted。But，illogicalasthisdiscriminationis，usagehassouniversallyaccepteditthatitwillbebestforusinaworknotchieflyconcernedwiththeproblemsofobjectivedistributiontogiveaprovisionalacceptancetoit。

Therealnetincome，ornationaldividend，correspondingtothe&pound；2，000，000，000，consistsofthegoodsandservicesatthedisposaloftherecipientsofthismoneyincome。Byapplyingeachsovereignastheyreceiveditinrent，wages，interest，profit，fees，etc。，topurchaseconsumablegoodsorservices，theymightconsumethewholeofitduringthecurrentyear。Inthatevent，thoughprovisionwouldhavebeenmadeforthebareupkeepofcapital，noprovisionwouldhavebeenmadeforitsenlargementorimprovementwithaviewtothefutureincreaseofproduction。Inpointoffact，thatprovisionismadebyapplyingaconsiderableportionofthenetmoneyincome，say&pound；300，000，000，todemand，notconsumablegoodsorservices，butmoreinstrumentsandmaterialsofproduction。Asthisprocessgoesoncontinuously，itimpliesthatsome3/20ofthetotalindustrialactivityofthenationisengagedinmakingnotconsumablebutnewcapitalgoods。3Thissavingprocesshasanimportantpsychologyofitsowntowhichweshallgivesomeattentionlateron。Atpresentitneedonlybeconsideredasareductioninthenetincomeofconsumablegoodsandservicesatthedisposalofaprogressivecommunityforcurrentuseandenjoyment。Thiswealth，actuallyavailableforcurrentuse，thefood，clothing，shelterandotherdomesticnecessariesandconveniences，thetravel，information，education，recreation，professional，officialanddomesticservices，thevarioussortsofmaterialandnon-materialcomfortsandluxuries，constitutingthecurrentnetrealincomeofconsumer'sgoods，istheprimaryobjectofourvaluation。Thenewmachines，tools，buildings，materialsandotherformsofcapital，expressingthe&pound；300，000，000ofsavings，thoughenteringouranalysisuponthecostssideequallywithgoodsusedforimmediateconsumption，donotfiguredirectlyontheconsumptionside，butonlyindirectlyinthefutureconsumableswhichtheyassisttoproduce。

&sect；3。Butasregardstheapplicationofouranalysis，itmakesnorealdifferencewhetherwetakethenarrowerconnotationofthenationaldividendwhichincludesonlyconsumablegoods，orthebroaderonewhichincludessavings。Itwillnodoubteasilybeadmittedthatamerelypecuniarystatementofthe'value'ofthisdividendconveysnoreliableinformationastothehumanorvitalwelfareitinvolves。Makingdueallowanceforalltemporalorlocalvariationsofprice，thestatementthatthenationalincomehasdoubledinthelastcentury，oreventhattheincomeperheadofthepopulationhasdoubled，affordsnopositiveproofthatanyincreasehasbeenmadeinthenationalwelfare，muchlesshowmuchincrease。Unless，however，weadoptanattitudeofgeneralscepticismtowardstheeconomicstructureof'civilisation'，wemayadmit，withProfessorPigou，4apresumptionthatagrowthofthenationaldividendfasterthanthegrowthofpopulationimpliessomeincreaseofwelfare。Buteventhatpresumptionmustbequalifiedbythereflectionthatitreallyrestsuponaviewofmarketablewealthwhichhasexclusiveregardtoitssupposedutilityinconsumptionwithoutanycorrespondingconsiderationofthecostofitsproduction。Apecuniarystatementofthenationaldividendwhichcontainednoinformationastothenatureofthegoodsandservicescomprisingit，mayberepudiatedoutofhandasuselessforourpurpose。Foruponsuchastatement&pound；1

'worth'of'tradegin'haspreciselythesamevalueas&pound；1'worth'

of'bestbooks'orofwholesomebread，&pound；1worthofhandmadelacesweatedoutofpeasantwomenatthecostoftheireyesighthaspreciselythesameweightinthemoneyincomeofthenationas&pound；1worthofcarpentryorofmedicalattendance。

&sect；4。Ifwearetoestimatethehumanvalueofagivennationalincome，itisevidentthatwemustsecureanswerstothreequestions。Wemustfirstlearnwhattheconcretegoodsandservicesarewhichconstitutethe'real'income，andthenwemusttracetheseconcretegoodsandservicesbackwardsthroughtheprocessesoftheirproductionandforwardthroughtheprocessesoftheirconsumption，inordertolearnthehumancostsandutilitieswhichattachtoeach。Theamountofhumanwealthor'illth'whicheachoftheseconcrete'goods'containshas，strictlyspeaking，noassignablerelationtothemoneyticketputuponitwhenitissold。Thatsumofhumanvaluecanonlybeworkedoutintermsoftheactualprocessesofproductionandconsumptionthroughwhichthe'goods'pass。Somestudentsofcurrentpoliticaleconomymayperhapsbedisposedtocavilatthiscriticism，insistingthatontheaveragethingsmustbesoldinproportiontothepainfulorotherwisedistastefuleffortsofproducingthem，orinproportiontothepleasantorotherwiseserviceablemodesoftheirconsumption。Ontheaverage，theywillcontend，arationalcalculusofpleasureandpainunderliestheoperationsoftheeconomicsystem。Thisposition，however，Iclaimtounderminebyshowing，firstthatthis'rational'calculusrestsuponassumptionsoffreechoiceandcompetitionwhichareunwarrantable，andsecondly，thatthisrationalcalculusofcurrentpleasuresandpains，sofarasitisoperative，isnotavalidcriterionofhumanwelfareasconceivedinthetermsoforganicwelfare。Ourtask，itmustberealised，isnotthatofreducingmonetaryvalues，ortheconcretegoodstowhichtheyrefer，totermsofaveragecurrentdesirability，buttotermsofthatdesirabilitycorrectedsoastoconformtothebest-approvedstandardofthedesirable。

Inaword，thedefectsofaveragecurrentestimatesanddesires，inpartcauses，inparteffectsofadefectiveindustrialeconomy，mustthemselvesbevaluedanddiscountedintermsofourhumanidealsofindividualandsociallife。

&sect；5。Withthisorganicstandard，thenatureandvalidityofwhichwillbecomeclearerwithuse，letussetaboutourtaskoffindingmethodsforassessingintermsofhumanvaluethestocksofconcretegoodsandserviceswhicharetherealnetincomeofthenation。Thehuman，asdistinguishedfromthemoneyandthe'real'dividend，willconsistoftheamountofvitalororganicwelfareconveyedintheproducingandconsumingprocessesforwhichthisconcreteincomestands。Whatwerequirethenistoapplysomesortofcalculusofhumancostandhumanutilitytotheseprocesses。Nowweareconfrontedattheoutsetbythepositionofaneconomicsciencewhichconceivesproductionentirelyintermsof'cost'，consumptionentirelyintermsof'utility'。Indeed，theeconomicdoctrineofvaluehingesalmostentirelyuponthisantithesis。Foritismainlyowingtoits'costs'thatalimitofscarcityissetoneach'supply，'whileitisthe'utility'

accordedbyconsumersthatgiveseconomicforceandmeaningto'demand'。

Henceproductionisconceivedasaprocesswhichrollsupcostsintocommodities，consumptionasaprocessthatunrollsthemintoutilities。

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