Gandhian economics is a school of economic thought based on the spiritual and socio-economic principles expounded by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. It is largely characterised by rejection of the concept of the human being as a rational actor always seeking to maximize material self-interest that underlies classical economic thinking.
Gandhian economics is rooted in the moral and social teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, which differs from mainstream economics in its rejection of the self-interested human nature that underlies classical economic theory.