It follows that in no sense can economic activity be seen as generating leisure, because leisure is the natural condition of humanity. Instead, the economy can only be concerned with producing a wealth of goods and services that people want for their enjoyment, to add interest to an otherwise idle tedium. Rather than sit on their backsides and do nothing, they adopt a work ethic, and forego their idleness to generate an income of real wealth. Governments adopt policies of Full Employment in Wealth Creation. It is held that the harder people work, the more material goods and services are produced, and the richer everyone gets.
Economic growth is about producing more and more wealth.
The Gross National Product, as an indicator of wealth, is simply a measure of the size of the pile of goods produced by economic activity. The economic theories underpinning this view of the economy typically begin by ascribing to humans an infinite set of almost insatiable desires, and the economy is driven by a general impulse to possess, to own. The comsequence of this is that, whereas Idle Theory seeks to minimize work, modern culture tries to maximize it, and to get economies to employ as many people as possible to output as many goods as possible. Political Consequences In the Rosy Vision, whatever mode of life people adopt is their Chosen Way of Life. And they have a right to do as they choose.