Synthesis Political Economy · All Articleshttps://synthesispe.com/en/Site-wide updates across foundational theory, applied research and China studiesenFri, 11 Sep 2026 03:15:15 GMT Prospects for the AI Revolution: Technological Progress and Institutional Innovation from the Philosophical Perspective of Heheismhttps://synthesispe.com/en/applied/ai-revolution-heheism/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/ai-revolution-heheism/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow AI capability and institutional structure jointly shape technological risks and social outcomes. The Institutional and Cultural Puzzle of China’s Risehttps://synthesispe.com/en/applied/china-rise-institutions-culture/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/china-rise-institutions-culture/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTChina's rise interpreted as a shift from officialdom–people binary opposition towards triadic checks and balances. How Will AI Affect the Labour Market and Demographic Structure?https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/ai-employment-population/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/ai-employment-population/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:08:11 GMTA macroeconomic analysis of capital-labour substitution, labour income, effective demand, employment and demographic structure. How Far Are Humanoid Robots from Entering Ordinary Households?https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/humanoid-robots-households/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/humanoid-robots-households/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:08:11 GMTInvestment expansion, household consumption absorption, threshold constraints and the effective-demand problem posed by humanoid robots.doi:10.5281/zenodo.22700237 Will AI Rewrite the Logic of Civilizational Progress?—The Risk of Productive Forces Overwhelming Life-Reproduction Capacityhttps://synthesispe.com/en/applied/a1/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/a1/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:04:26 GMTHow AI may sever the dialectical circulation of the two kinds of production and allow Productive Forces to overwhelm Life-Reproduction Capacity. After the Singularity: Where Is the Place of Human Beings?https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/a2/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/a2/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:04:26 GMTRecursive self-improvement, the Grand Quadripartite, four institutional scenarios, and Meaning-Force in the age of AI. Heheism: The Philosophical Foundation of Synthesis Political Economyhttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/hehe-ism/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/hehe-ism/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:27:19 GMTTriadic checks and balances beyond binary opposition, and the integration of liberalism and socialism. Three Major Defects in Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, Part Ihttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:03:29 GMTA critique of Mankiw’s circular-flow model, property-rights theory, and account of household and enterprise behaviour. Three Major Defects in Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, Part IIhttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw-middle/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw-middle/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:03:29 GMTGovernment production of public goods and macroeconomic disequilibrium among the three kinds of production. Three Major Defects in Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, Part IIIhttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw-lower/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/mankiw-lower/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:03:29 GMTState power, international money, international public goods, and the structural absence of global governance. Article 1: Subject Matter, Definitions, and Theoretical Sourceshttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-1/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-1/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:18:28 GMTThe subject matter, core concepts, theoretical sources, and foundational propositions of Synthesis Political Economy. Article 2: The Institution of the Family—The Dialectical Movement of Life-Reproduction Capacity and Relations of Lifehttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-2/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-2/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:18:28 GMTThe family as the bearer of Life-Reproduction Capacity and the dialectical relation between Life-Reproduction Capacity and relations of life. Article 3: The Evolution of Enterprise Institutions—Socialization of Capital and Mixed Ownershiphttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-3/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-3/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:18:28 GMTThe evolution of enterprise institutions, the socialization of capital, mixed ownership, and the restructuring of Enterprise Rights. Article 4: The Nature and Responsibilities of Government and the Political System—A Comparative Analysis of Three Major Hypotheseshttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-4/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-4/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:18:28 GMTA comparison of three hypotheses about government, its responsibilities, and the political systems that constrain Government Power. Article 5: Equilibrium of the Grand Tripartite Game—Conditions and Consequences of Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Gameshttps://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-5/https://synthesispe.com/en/theory/article-5/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:18:28 GMTThe equilibrium of the Grand Tripartite Game and the conditions and consequences of cooperative and non-cooperative games. Distribution According to “Need”: Restructuring the Mechanism of Wealth Distribution in the AI Erahttps://synthesispe.com/en/applied/distribution-according-to-need/https://synthesispe.com/en/applied/distribution-according-to-need/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDistribution according to labour, capital, state power, computing power and need in the age of AI.