Overview

Dr. Sfeir-Younis’s work in reimagining economics represents four decades of challenging materialist paradigms and integrating spiritual consciousness into economic policy. His concept of “Conscious Economics” bridges Buddhist principles, ethical frameworks, and sustainable development, proposing that true prosperity cannot be measured by GDP alone but by human flourishing, ecological health, and inner peace.

From his groundbreaking 1975 work on multiobjective decision-making to his recent teachings on local conscious economies, Dr. Sfeir-Younis has consistently argued that economic transformation requires spiritual awakening. His frameworks for “Eticonomía” (ethics + economics) and spiritual entrepreneurship have influenced thousands of practitioners, demonstrating that compassion, mindfulness, and right livelihood are not opposed to economic success—they are its foundation.

Through books, lectures, and the founding of transformative institutions, he has pioneered what he calls “Eco-Socialism”—an economic model that honors both social justice and planetary boundaries, guided by spiritual wisdom rather than endless growth.

Key Publications & Teachings

• Decision Making in Developing Countries: Multiobjective Formulation and Evaluation Methods (1975) – Pioneering framework for economic decisions beyond single metrics
• Reconciliar la economía materialista con la espiritualidad: el gran desafío del nuevo milenio (2004) – Reconciling materialist economics with spirituality, the grand challenge of the new millennium
• Building a Collective Future for Humanity (2005) – Vision for economics centered on collective wellbeing
• In Search Of Spiritual Economics (2006) – Foundational text articulating spiritual economics framework
• Hacia La Economia Espiritual (2006) – Towards Spiritual Economy, integrating consciousness into policy
• O Tao da Gestão (2011) – The Tao of Management, applying Eastern wisdom to business
• Cálculo Económico y Cálculo Ético: Hacia la Eticonomía (2015) – Economic calculation and ethical calculation: Towards “Eticonomics”
• El Sistema Neoliberal no Tiene Ética: Hacia la Economía Espiritual (2015) – The neoliberal system has no ethics: Towards spiritual economy
• Why Buddhism is Relevant In Opening The Mandala of Economics and Politics (2018) – Buddhist frameworks for transforming economic systems
• Conscious Local Economy (2020) – Practical guide for community-based conscious economics
• From Collective Mindfulness To Social Happiness (2020) – Linking meditation practice with economic transformation
• Dialogue on Spirituality and Economics: The Politics of Being (2022) – Integration of spiritual practice and economic policy

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