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5.2 Systems dimensions > 5.2.2 Generation and Dissemination of Power ( Centrali... - Pg. 120

Systems Dimensions 97 solely responsible for his/her fortune and sees the role of the government to be only the protector of wealth and grantor of freedom and security by maintaining law and order. In this conception market is the sole arbiter for deciding what to produce, for whom to produce, and how to distribute the generated wealth, thus creating a polarized and alienated society. On the other hand, a leftist orientation, with high concern for distribu- tion of wealth, and taking the production of wealth for granted, looks at corporate profit as the source of evil. It considers the collective to be responsible for all misfortune and sees the role of the government as the main provider of justice and equality by creating and maintaining a neces- sary social nest. It considers governmental and bureaucratic control as the only remedy for limiting the inherent excesses of the corporate world, which unfortunately may lead to equal distribution of poverty. But in reality generation and distribution of wealth are two sides of the same coin. Generation cannot be continued if there is no continued pur- chasing power to consume it. In the long run no society can continue to consume more than what it is capable of producing. Distribution without effective production can only result in equal distribution of poverty. True to the principle of multidimensionality, if we treat complementary pairs as