The Solution for the Behavioural Constellation of Deprivation

Abstract

Learned helplessness occurs when one is unable to escape from a painful or aversive experience is unable to be escaped from (Hiroto & Seligman, 1975). The organism learns that it is helpless in and accepts its loss of control in those situations. This point is taken into account to explain the behavioural constellation of deprivation (BCD), in which one finds it difficult to escape from poverty. A new philosophy of economy is gradually emerging in the form of the so-called Economía Popular y Solidaria (popular and solidarity economy [PSE]). In this economical perspective, all members of companies are equally stockholders and investors so that these initiatives carry the implication that the democratisation process now moves from the political dimension to the economic arena. The democracy practiced in those businesses enables individuals to develop high levels of self-esteem and fosters a sense of belonging to the group.

Mental footnotes in Capitalism: The current social validity of the concept of price from the Adam Smith’s “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”

“…Nowadays, Capitalism has clearly been unable to meet the basic needs of the world population. Health, education, food or housing, whose distribution should be veiled by the State, clashes with the liberal principles that support Capitalism (Vilchez, 2017). In the mid-1990s (795 million) was the number of people suffering from famine, in 2017, the data amounted to 821 million (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], 2015;.…”

“…In the mid-1990s (795 million) was the number of people suffering from famine, in 2017, the data amounted to 821 million (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], 2015;. Needs that do not relate to any exchange value simply do not meet, that is, capitalism does not safeguard fundamental human rights (Vilchez, 2017).…”