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Economics justice in social Catholicism: the difficult application of natural law

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  • Daniele Corrado

    (Università di Trieste)

  • Stefano Solari

    (Università di Padova - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche)

Abstract

The evolution of the idea of economic justice is presented here to introduce the study of the concept of ‘social justice’ developed by social Catholicism. The latter was introduced and developed in the middle of the nineteenth century by Jesuits within the framework of Neo-Thomistic philosophical thought. The term social Justice was applied to the economic problems of the time and in particular to the ‘social question’, but the concept remained controversial and led to a long debate among the adherents of social Catholicism. We will highlight the connection between the philosophy of law and economics in Neo-Thomistic social economics and the debate that developed around this concept. We conclude by discussing the implications that this view of rights and the law has on economic theorising

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  • Daniele Corrado & Stefano Solari, 2009. "Economics justice in social Catholicism: the difficult application of natural law," Il Pensiero Economico Italiano, Fabrizio Serra Editore, Pisa - Roma, vol. 17(1), pages 25-45.
    • Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:17:y:2009:1:2:p:25-45
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    Keywords

    Social justice; Thomism; economic order; classic natural law; Social Catholicism;
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    JEL classification:

    • A19 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Other
    • B49 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Other
    • K19 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Other
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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