How can it be that in spite of fine goals, numerous attempts, and tremendous resources, we have not been able to create a world with a decent living for everyone? This book searches for answers by analysing the impacts of current human activities through several developed frameworks. The applied method is original by indicating how companies, governments, and other organisations are influenced by basic human traits. The book contributes to the scientific debate through many compelling and provocative results, like exposing the basic features of the demand for economic growth, fixing turning...