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To Key or Not to Key: Prout's Key Industry Classification and the Economic Theory of Natural Monopoly
Sat, Aug 15
|1hr. Live Online Meetup
A meetup series sponsored by Global Association of Neohumanist Educators and Neohumanist College of Asheville. Suggested Donation $20. Event is Free for those with no capacity to donate or you can donate between $5 - $20).
Time & Location
Aug 15, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
1hr. Live Online Meetup
About the Program
Concept:
Prout's 3 tiered industrial structure includes "Key Industries." These are generally understood to include industries that function well as large scale operations. A relevant and simple idea in standard economics is "natural monopolies" which are industries that are only cost efficient when very large.
This is a relatively simple economic topic that should allow us to bridge mainstream economic methods and Proutist economics in a short flipped class.
Prout also gives other reasons for designation of Key Industries. If we go forward with this topic we plan to generate 3 discussion questions that get at:
1. How Prout's concept of Key Industries fits with the idea of Natural Monopoly
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