Prosperism

The following texts introduce Prosperism, a socio-economic doctrine designed in France to help the country emerge from chronic debt, persistent budget deficits, and the gradual erosion of its national assets.

Rather than measuring success through annual indicators such as GDP, Prosperism places the transmission and enhancement of national wealth at the heart of public policy.

The doctrine identifies seven forms of capital—including human, economic, scientific, industrial, institutional, environmental, and cultural capital. It views the State not as the owner of these assets, but as their trustee, responsible for preserving and strengthening the nation’s common inheritance for future generations.

To ensure accountability, Prosperism advocates binding fiscal rules, a comprehensive national balance sheet, and independent long-term evaluations of public policies based on their impact on the country’s overall wealth.

Ultimately, Prosperism argues that true prosperity is not a stock of wealth to be redistributed, but the enduring capacity to create, preserve, and pass on greater wealth to the next generation.