The Economic Reactor - A Route to Sustainable Growth and Happiness  (English, Paperback, Rajiv Bahl)

A well functioning economy should deliver sustainable economic growth and generate greater prospects for human happiness. Every economy is an engine of many parts, each of which has a specific role to play. A malfunctioning part cannot be compensated for by other parts working superlatively. The parts include a sound system of universal education geared towards independent thinking, an effective justice delivery system and some aspects of culture, especially a respect for the property of others and a willingness to countenance views that go against currently accepted beliefs and understandings. Cultural values must also assist in resisting the usurpation of individual rights by governments or others.Economic policies must safeguard the value of currency and ensure equality of opportunity by suppressing monopolistic behavior. Curiously, the working of the economic engine and its parts, correspond exactly with the working and parts of a nuclear reactor and power plant, giving rise to the title of this book.