Putting the Fact in Fantasy by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2022-05-03T00:00:00+00:00

Mesoeconomics

The term “mesoeconomics” is not as well known as its macro- and micro- counterparts, but is sometimes used to describe those economic concepts that are between macro- and microeconomics. Two areas that are commonly thought of as existing in the realm of mesoeconomics are game theory and information theory. For our purposes, I would like to use it to describe societal interactions within a nation or culture.

In your work, how does society organize itself with respect to values? Is there a division of labor? If so, how does the society ensure that general needs are met? What are the social constructs that either lift your society up or tear it apart? How do people negotiate with others to get through daily life? How do transactions form bonds within your culture (e.g., a gift economy)?

For example, Robert Wright, in his book Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, makes the argument that social progress is the effect of societal non-zero-sum games (a zero-sum game is a game where if one party wins an amount, the other party loses that same amount). Non-zero-sum games are not strictly competitive, and thus have elements of cooperation that can benefit both parties in certain situations and “make the pie bigger.” Wright describes technological change as a key non-zero-sum event.

If technology makes the pie bigger, how is the pie shared? And what effects does this have on your society and between societies?

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