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From Prout's perspective, a progressive society cannot solely be measured by the wealth of a nation or its GDP levels. Prout recognizes the benefits of material progress, but deems them insufficient indicators of the development of human society.<ref name=":13">{{Cite book|title=PROUT - A New Paradigm for Development|last=Logan|first=Ronald|publisher=Ananda Seva Publications|year=2005|isbn=978-1892345042}}</ref> It argues that even though progress as its interpreted by society today has its advantages, there are negative side effects that, if unchecked, bring more harm than good. Ronald Logan, author of ''A new Paradigm of Development,'' reminds its readers that even though auto and air traffic enables us to travel at increasing speeds, bringing great convenience to travelers and commuters, it also brings air pollution, noise pollution, traffic congestion, accidental deaths, alienation from nature, etc.<ref name=":13" />

Presented with this quasi-paradoxical situation, Prout offers a concept of progress as a society that transcends material and technological development.<ref name=":5" /> Moving along the lines of the [[triple bottom line]] that analyzes the social, environmental and financial output of a given enterprise, Prout advocates a measure of progress that encompasses the qualities of what could be termed a "[[fourth bottom line]]",<ref name=":3" /> characterized by the incorporation of a transcendental dimension of human life that focuses on the integrated development of the body, mind and spirit. This fourth bottom line will allow society in general and individuals in particular to develop an expanded sense of identity, allowing for a neohumanist will of inclusion, creating a society where material gains are not the [[summum bonum]] of life and allowing space to be created for people to work together in a symbiotic movement that primes for individual and collective welfare through social, cultural, as well as technological development.

Prout acknowledges that the well-being of individuals lies in the development of the collective, and that the collective depends on the development of individuals.<ref name=":5" /> Therefore, in order to understand how a progressive society is to be achieved, Sarkar tries to analyze what it means for a human being to grow and develop. He concludes that physical and psychic development render little progress for a human being as they are subject to deterioration and decay.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=http://proutglobe.org/2011/11/what-is-progress/|title=What is Progress|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Ranjan|website=PROUT Globe|date=7 November 2011}}</ref> There are multifarious [[disease]]s that affect our body and mind, and even if we stay free of them, eventually time will turn all our physical and mental faculties of no use. Sarkar argues that the only aspect of human life that seems to be subject to no change over time is its transcendental nature, the "supra-emotional values" intrinsic to the human mind and which exacerbate human multilateral existence.<ref name=":14" />

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==Political parties==

Some political parties support the progressive utilization theory. They are:

* [[Amra Bangali]]

* [[Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand]]

== See also ==

* [[Political philosophy]]

* [[Political philosophy]]

* [[Indian philosophy]]

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===Sources===

* {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Constance A.|last2=Ryan|first2=James D.|editor1-first=J. Gordon|editor1-last=Melton|editor1-link=J. Gordon Melton|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|year=2007|publisher=Infobase Publishing|___location=New York|isbn=9780816075645|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC|access-date=January 19, 2013|series=Encyclopedia of World Religions|page=335|chapter=PROUT (est. 1959)|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC&pg=PA335}}

==External links==

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* [http://priven.org/ PROUT Institute of Venezuela]

* [http://www.prout.org/ prout.org]

* [http://www.bangarashtra.net/article/1101.html/ ABCD of PROUT] Bangarashtra (in Bengali)

* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/29770451?seq=1 Living wage and optimal inequality in a Sarkarian framework] on JSTOR

{{Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}