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Date: 2024-04-20 Page is: DBtxt003.php L0900-CS-EC-Physical-Capital-01a
ECONOMIC CAPITAL
MAIN MANAGEMENT FOCUS FOR ABOUT TWO CENTURIES

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MANAGE FOR ALL THE CAPITALS
NOT JUST THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL
There are 3 main segments of CAPITAL

and any number of sub-segments reflecting ALL of the system
(I) SOCIAL CAPITAL

SOCIO ... more
(II) NATURAL CAPITAL

ENVIRO ... more
(III) ECONOMIC CAPITAL

ECONOMIC ... more
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SOCIAL CAPITAL NATURAL CAPITAL PHYSICAL CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL

Every individual on the planet should have health, education and opportunity ... m
LAND

Land has been used to earn profit with little attention to ecological sustainability ... more
RESOURCES

The sources of power that made the industrial revolution possible ... m
FINANCIAL CAPITAL

Money makes the world go round, but it is only a lubricant
RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL

Relationships make it possible for individuals to be better than they are on their own . m
WATER

Without water there is no life, and now becoming increasingly scarce ... m
BIODIVERSITY

Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects and other life forms ... m
PHYSICAL CAPITAL

Modern production has become very efficient but energy intensive
LOCATIONAL CAPITAL

Place is where everything comes together and makes a difference ... m
AIR

Fresh air is very good for human health and longevity ... more
ECOSYSTEMS

The many mechanisms that serve to recycle everything in nature ... m
INTANGIBLE CAPITAL

Organizations, rule of law, etc make an enabling environment ... m
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ABOUT NATURAL CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
LAND
  • Land has substantial value in its natural state because of the variety of ecosystem services that depend on land
... Open L0700-CS-NC-LAND
... Open L0700-SS-LAND
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ABOUT ECONOMIC CAPITAL PERFORMANCE

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PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL CAPITAL

FINANCIAL CAPITAL
Money Money Center Banks Stock Markets Asset Owners Asset Managers
  • Financial performance for asset owners has been spectacular for more than 30 years
  • Financial valuation has rewarded profit performance and ignored all negative social and environmental impacts except for the most egregious
  • Penalties for bad behavior have been inconsequential compared to the rewards that have accrued from this behavior
  • Corruption and the buying of influence is one of the most profitable corporate behaviors available to business ... this is just plain wrong, but is mostly legal!

A bull market has been good for investors

Stock market has been spectacular

... but the buying power of the US$ is way down

and wages flatlining while productivity grows.

While GDP is up, progress (GPI) is flat

PHYSICAL CAPITAL
Buildings

Buildings provide shelter and places to work but very inefficient ... m
Infrastructure

Many sorts of infrastructure are essential for a modern economy ... m
Production

Modern production has become very efficient but energy intensive ... m
Logistics

Transport and logistics are enabling global trade and sustainable development ... m
Working Capital

Managing stocks and supply chains has revolutionized business ... m

INTANGIBLE CAPITAL
Education Institutions Security Culture Religion
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#10 ECONOMY / MONEY / LIQUIDITY
A VITAL LUBRICANT .. BUT NOT THE ENGINE
GO TOP
FINANCIAL CAPITAL PHYSICAL CAPITAL INTANGIBLE CAPITAL
THE FINANCIAL ECONOMY

A bull market has been good for investors

Stock market has been spectacular

... but the buying power of the US$ is way down

and wages flatlining while productivity grows.

While GDP is up, progress (GPI) is flat
Huge expansion of financial wealth, but excessivly concentrated. Amazing innovation mainly to improve profit performance.
The financial economy has grown robustly since the 1980s. Much of this growth has come from the concentration of economic power by both individuals and corporate organizations at the expense of everyone else. A lot of people are 'mad as hell' and don't intentd to take it any more.
THE REAL ECONOMY
Buildings / Infrastructure / Industrial Processes / Transport
The modern 'real' economy is pretty amazing, but not so much in the news (Western news, that is) because some of the more amazing things are going on in places like the Middle East and Far East
THE INTANGIBLE ECONOMY
Many of the important things that make life worth living
The intangible economy enables some very good things ... but it is only at the margin as long as the dominant performance metric continues to be profit.
MONEY / LIQUIDITY

Stock market

Intangible value

Money supply

World GDP growth

US GDP growth

GDP v GPI
Without money / liquidity, the system stops working ... or never gets started
The money system is very powerful, an difficult to understand. Some commonly held beliefs are wrong, but it is unclear if any of the proposed better systems would be any better.
HUMAN
CAPITAL

Every individual on the planet should have health, education and opportunity ... m
RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL

Relationships make it possible for individuals to be better than they are on their own . m
LOCATIONAL CAPITAL

Place is where everything comes together and makes a difference ... m
LAND

Land has been used to earn profit with little attention to ecological sustainability ... more
FRESH AIR

Fresh air is very good for human health and longevity ... more
FRESH WATER

Without water there is no life, and now becoming increasingly scarce ... m
OCEAN WATER

A huge energy sink, and where all the world's garbage accumulates ... m
MINERALS

The raw materials for most of the useful products we use every day ... m
FOSSIL FUELS

The sources of power that made the industrial revolution possible ... m
CLIMATE SYSTEMS

The essential mechanisms that have kept the climate stable until now ... m
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

The many mechanisms that serve to recycle everything in nature ... m
BIODIVERSITY - FAUNA

Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects and other life forms ... m
BIODIVERSITY - FLORA

Millions of species of plants that occupy a complex ecosystem ... m
PHYSICAL ... Buildings

Buildings provide shelter and places to work but very inefficient ... m
PHYSICAL ... Infrastructure

Many sorts of infrastructure are essential for a modern economy ... m
PHYSICAL ... Production

Modern production has become very efficient but energy intensive ... m
PHYSICAL ... Transport

Transport and logistics are enabling global trade and sustainable development ... m
WORKING CAPITAL

Managing stocks and supply chains has revolutionized business ... m
KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL

Education is foundational and essential for a better world ... m
INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL

Organizations, rule of law, etc make an enabling environment ... m
CULTURAL CAPITAL

Dance, music, tradition, religion ... all sorts of good things that make life worth living ... m
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