The Economy of Permanence: A Quest for a Social Order Based on Non-violence (स्थायी अर्थतन्त्र)

Economy of Permanence
'Economy of Gregation' or that of 'Service' are hardly effective because of the
enormous field and the lack of facilities in an organized fashion.
Such dearth of true and honest workers is felt in every sphere of life. Perhaps it
is indispensable in a money-ridden economy where the emphasis has shifted
progressively from work to wages and produce.
If the nature of work is properly appreciated and applied, it will stand in the
same relation to the higher faculties as food is to the physical body. It
nourishes and enlivens the higher man and urges him to produce the best he is
capable of. It directs his freewill along the proper course and disciplines the
animal in him into progressive channels. It furnishes an excellent background
for man to display his scale of values and develop his personality.
Conclusion: We have noted that the attempt at division of labour ended in
shifting the emphasis from the function of work, and fixing it on the produce as
far as the owner of machines was concerned, and on wages in regard to the
workers. The consequence of this has been disastrous in that the most
important aspect, the reaction of work on the worker has been lost sight of.
We also noticed that in nature the motive for cooperation war the self-interest
of the worker and the benefit derived directly. The honey-bee does not
consider the fertilizing of the plants as its primary duty but concerns itself
mainly with obtaining nectar and pollen which, from the point of view of
nature, are its full and undivided wages for services rendered.
Division of labour has also resulted in subdivision of the benefits derived into
profits, salaries, wages, rent, interest etc. which has had the effect of
depriving the worker of the bulk of the fruits of his labour. The exploiter has
stepped in and has carried away a large slice of the benefits like the wax-moth
in a honeycomb eating away the products of the activity of the bee.
Our analysis leads us to the conclusion that self-interest is the only incentive in
nature for creatures to extend their co-operation. All efforts to nibble away
such benefits are contrary to the Economy of Permanence and will lead to
violence sooner or later. Socialists, who aim at equitable distribution but plan
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