It is always a challenge to figure out how best to explore the deeper meanings and the significance of Ernst Jünger’s 1932 book, Der Arbeiter: Herrschaft und Gestalt (The Worker: Dominion and Form). Der Arbeiter was one of Jünger’s least… Read More ›
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Compendium: How Arbeit is Converted into Geld
Multiple entries have been written to arrive at this particular one. It was established that every profession should be a “Vocation” in order to allow for the “Life-Energization Reciprocity” (LER) process. By committing their physical, mental and spiritual energy into… Read More ›
Compendium: Theories of Value (Pt. II of II)
It was established that the Theory of Value employed by the Work-Standard operates on its own paradigm. Practical applications of the Work-Standard do not rely on either the Labor Theory of Value (LTV), the Subjective and Utility Theories of Value… Read More ›
Compendium: Theories of Value (Pt. I of II)
Is the Value of a good or service determined by the value-judgments and attitudes of the beholder? Or is the Value not informed by anyone in particular and can be measured objectively? Assuming if the Value can be judged intrinsically,… Read More ›
Compendium: How The Economy Creates Arbeit
Economies, given the current state of technology, are capable of having a total of five Economic Sectors. Those are the “Natural,” “Industrial,” “Services,” “Information,” and “Administrative” Sectors. All four are compatible with the Work-Standard and where they differ is their… Read More ›
Compendium: Democracy and the Council State (Pt. I of III)
Economic participation and political participation are closely intertwined with each other. It has been established in earlier entries of the SMP Compendium that the State should be proactive in the nation-state’s economic and financial sectors. The goal has always been… Read More ›
Compendium: Work-Intensity, Work-Productivity, and Force Multiplication
The rate at which any given profession or economic sector is capable of generating Arbeit is governed by three specific factors. Those are the Work-Intensity (WI), the Work-Productivity (WP) and the Force Multipliers (FM). As with the balance between Arbeit… Read More ›
Compendium: Zeit
The etymology behind the usage of the term Zeit in the SMP Compendium originates from the German word for “Time.” Zeit refers to the tertiary unit of measurement in gauging the economic and financial activities of the nation-state. It is… Read More ›
Compendium: Arbeit and Geld
The SMP Compendium generally envisages a practical application of the Work-Standard as the conversion of Arbeit into Geld and Geld into Arbeit. The terms ‘Arbeit’ and ‘Geld’ are derived from the German words for “Work” and “Money” respectively. The usage… Read More ›
Compendium: Japan’s Lost Decades and the Rise of Zombie Firms and Zombie Banks
The “Lost Decade” refers to an economic and financial crisis that affected Japan, the effects of which continue to linger since the 1990s. The Japanese economy was devastated by the bursting of the asset-price bubble that came as the consequence… Read More ›
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