Neil Andrew

“Capitalism emphasizes the utility of capital. Permaculture Economics emphasizes the stewardship of Capital.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“Capitalism is great at facilitating the maximization of production — regarding efficiency only as it effects the profit of the producer and the profit of the buyer in any given transaction. But permaculture economics is great at facilitating the maximization of productivity — regarding efficiency more holistically and measuring according to multiplicative value effects.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“Pure capitalism is great at rewarding the creative utilization of capital by one group of people in service to another according to present gross utility and refined use cases. But pure capitalism does not address the intentional placement of boundaries or the intentional facilitation of productive interactions accounting for net utility and holistic use cases. This is why pure capitalism at times is threatened by or presents threats to a variety of social and ecological ecosystems. And this is why permaculture economics is superior to pure capitalism, as it contains all of the benefits of capitalism plus some benefits that capitalism does not provide .”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“As an entrepreneur, you’re not so much selling products or services — you’re really selling value. The value you sell is only dressed in a product or service.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy