Reinhold Niebuhr and Catholic Social Teaching on ‘Why Nations Fail’: Constructing a Common Christian Ethical Analysis of a New Theory of Political Economy

In this paper the author undertakes a Christian ethical analysis of a prominent new theory of political economy by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. The analysis utilizes two commonly juxtaposed Christian sources, Reinhold Niebuhr and Catholic social teaching (cst), which allow for a common Christi...

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Main Author: O’Sullivan, James P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-162
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B Catholic Social Teaching Reinhold Niebuhr international political economy social ethics development ethics social justice
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)