The neoliberal capitalism, that has denied SR, caused the current crisis by
creating a ‘Bubble Economy’ with monopolism that provides chances only to a small
minority of population, leaving 85% of humankind under six USD a day and hence
angry and envious, or without ambitions. The natural carrying capacity of the Planet
Earth to support the destructive living style of the current civilization has been
overburdened several decades ago. The increase in standard of living after the 2nd World
War has been fictitious because the huge costs of maintenance of the natural
preconditions for humankind to survive have been postponed and piled up rather than
covered in real time.
The unavoidable renewal of these preconditions may cost more than both world-wars
combined, if the action is immediate; or even 20% of the world-wide GDP, if the action is
postponed for another 20 or so years. The increase of standard of living after the 2nd World
War has been fictitious, also, because of growing and hidden debts of countries of the socalled
developed world. These debts are now made visible around the world. They also
require RH and hence SR. In other words, the lack of SR that has destroyed the slavesowning
and feudal societies and has created room for democracy and free-market economy
– is surviving, and as called financial, neoliberal or feudal capitalism. Legal names are
different, not much else. This is why SR is so much needed and discussed today.
Keywords: Affluence, Bertalanffy, Cybernetics, crisis of affluence, decision
making, economic development, education, European Union, holism, innovation, IRDO, ISO 26000, neo-liberalism, requisite holism, social responsibility, socioeconomic
crisis, sustainability, systems theory, systemic behavior, Wiener.
