The United States has both the largest number of millionaires and the largest number of poor people in the developed world. This paradox of extremely high individual wealth, and also high aggregate wealth, along side of millions of poor individuals and thousands of depressed neighbor- hoods, cities and regions was...
The tradition of Catholic social thought involves a reflection on social, political and economic issues from the perspective of the Gospels. Although most attention is given to the modern encyclicals and documents, starting with Leo XIII Rerum Novarum in 1891, these documents form part of the two thousand year tradition...
Premessa del redattore: che cos’è il “reddito di base” (Basic Income)? L’idea dietro il “reddito di base” è molto semplice: dare a tutti un reddito che sia sufficiente per vivere. Questo reddito non dipende dal lavoro svolto nell’economia, ma dipende solamente dalla cittadinanza. Secondo calcoli per i paesi ricchi, l’applicazione...
There is nothing more useful than to look at the world as it really is — and at the same time look elsewhere for a remedy to its troubles. Leo XIII 1. Introduction Economists are quick to tell us that economics is about choice. Just about every economic issue...
