Prosperism

Prosperism is a political and moral philosophy based on an application of civic utilitarianism. Most broadly, it holds that a government's ultimate interest is to enact policies that maximize the marginal utility ("prosperity") for the greatest number of citizens within the state. Prosperism rejects the classical liberal understanding of natural rights and the social contract. Instead, prosperists contend that a government's mandate to rule rests in its utility—whether the government is able to deliver the best results for the citizenry.

Prosperism was introduced by Ernst Edgren, a Geatish political economist, in 1865.