To understand, contrast, and compare alternative understandings of economic, environmental and development issues, we need to be aware why theorists conceptualize the process of social experience so differently. By addressing the disagreements between theorists, this book provides a unique basis to contrast and compare the plethora of theories of, and policies for, economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social progress.

1. The Scientific Parameters of Social Existence Part One Economy 2. Economy 3. The Consumer as Economic Dynamic - The Subjective preference theory of value 4. The Producer as Economic Dynamic - The cost-of-production theory of value 5. The Citizen as Dconomic Dynamic - The Abstract labout Theory of Value Part Two Environment 6. Environment 7. The Environment as a source of pleasure - egocentrism 8. The Environment as a Productive Resource - Ecocentrism 9. The Environment and Social Evolution - Sociocentrism Part Three Development 10. Development 11. Development as the Fulfilment of Individuals' Potentials - Modernisation 12. Development as fulfilling the technical potentials of co-operation - structuralism 13. Development as the fulfilment of people's social potentials - class struggle Part Four Knowledge 14. knowledge 15. What? - Identifying Events - Positivism 16. How? - Defining System - paradigms 17. Why? - understanding processes - praxis 18. Intellectual Panorama, Ideological vision and political view