Yogic alternative to capitalism

I came across this book After Capitalism: PROUT's vision for a new world. It was written by a monk from the organization Ananda Marga. (in another life I used to be very involved with them, but now allergic to transendentalism, dogmatism, and the whole Guru concept).

Still their Guru was sort of an interesting figure. He developed a socio-political system called PROUT, i.e. progressive utilization theory. It's been many years since I read anything about this, so do not know the details. But I think some points would connect to that k-punk post about anti-capitalism and energy.

Anyway, I am always very sceptical now about anything that hints of mysticism. But I think PROUT is at least grounded in rational argument. And the book has an intro by Noam Chomsky, which to me gives it some credibility. If anything, this is another angle/perspective..

Have not read the book myself, but thought I would post the summary now, for general info, and maybe buy it. It might, at some point, be an interesting addition to the discussions.

After Capitalism

- Dada Maheshvarananda

This book offers a better, practical alternative to global capitalism. It explains the Progressive Utilization Theory, or Prout, a socio-economic model based on decentralized economic democracy, cooperative enterprise, the ethics of inclusion and universal spiritual values. The book asserts that capitalism contains the seeds of its own destruction, based as it is on greed, intense competition and tremendous concentration of wealth. In contrast, Prout provides a model of economic development grounded in universal values. It seeks to balance regional self-reliant economic development with ecological protection, and encourages creativity and innovation. (Jeroen)