Civility and National Wealth

This article aims establishing a causal relationship between the expansion of national wealth and civility among citizens. The industrial revolution, Urban Life and specialization led the new citizens into a collaborative life style with fellow citizens. The creation of wealth through innovation, entrepreneurship, new organization, marketing, international expansion and free trade channeled human effort, towards dialogue, interaction and interconnectedness of Interests. At least in industrial societies the overall Patterns of interaction have emphasized institution – building, rule of law and Unwarranted Maximization. Hence civility as a logical and national source of action in social communication has replaced aggressive and confrontational behavior. At last the article argues that the creation of wealth and citizens’ participation lead to processed levels of civility. Both Westerns and Asians experiences provide solid evidence to this hypothesis.