Catholic social thought, the market and public policy / edited by Philip Booth and André Azevedo Alves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Booth, Philip, editor.

Alves, André Azevedo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : St Mary's University Press, [2024]

Summary:

The last few decades have seen huge reductions in global poverty; improvements in education and healthcare; and, perhaps surprisingly to some, dramatic reductions in global inequality. We now seem to be entering a different era. Economic progress in richer countries seems to have stalled - not least because of the onset of what Pope Francis has described as the 'demographic winter'. Even more worryingly, in many parts of the world, the progress of the last forty years has halted. The authors of this book apply their considerable expertise and use Catholic social thought and teaching to address the contemporary challenges we face. In general, the authors argue that a rightly ordered business economy with strong, Catholic-inspired, provision of healthcare and education is a necessary requirement for prosperity and well-being. Underpinning economic life must be a thriving civil society and good governance, including peace, high levels of trust and low levels of corruption. Developing these themes, the authors of this book - all experts in economics, theology or both - apply the wisdom of Catholic social thought and teaching to domestic and international public policy challenges to show how we can realize a better world.

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Forewords

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Thomas Aquinas, the late scholastics and their influence on the tradition of Catholic social teaching

Chapter 3: The universal Church and globalization

Chapter 4: The right to migrate and the common good

Chapter 5: The environment, Catholic social teaching and public policy

Chapter 6: The positive role of virtuous business in economic life

Chapter 7: Cronyism and Catholic social teaching

Chapter 8: The Biblical and patristic roots of Catholic social thought on business and commerce

Chapter 9: Taxation and the role of government

Chapter 10: Government debt: a neglected theme of Catholic social teaching

Chapter 11: The financial sector in Catholic social teaching

Chapter 12: Catholic social teaching and healthcare: time for a rethink

Chapter 13: Catholic social teaching and the role of the state in education

Chapter 14: Formal sources of Catholic social teaching Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781916786011

1916786014

9781916786028

1916786022