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This chapter synthesizes the contents of this volume, and provides an overview of a new paradigm of economics, to which I assign the term Post-Newtonian Economics. To put the synthesis in perspective, first the main cause of the current status of Newtonian or neo-classical economics— increasing returns due to information contagion—is discussed. Second, direct and indirect correspondences between the different concepts discussed in the ten chapters of this volume and Kant’s basic principles of the economics of sustainable forest management are established. Finally, the basic differences between Newtonian and Post-Newtonian economics are discussed.
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Kant, S. (2005). Post-Newtonian Economics and Sustainable Forest Management. In: Kant, S., Berry, R.A. (eds) Economics, Sustainability, and Natural Resources. Sustainability, Economics, and Natural Resources, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3518-7_12
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