Was the good samaritan a bad economist?

Charles K. Wilber argues that the American economy has not only failed to overcome poverty, it has generated extreme inequality that in turn restricts social mobility and further marginalizes the poor. Wilber argues that economic theory is permeated with ethical values and any economics must be so;...

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Main Author: Wilber, Charles K. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Lexington Books [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Further subjects:B Mobilité sociale - Aspect économique - États-Unis
B Usa
B Poverty
B Economics Moral and ethical aspects
B Theory
B Church and social problems Catholic Church
B Poor (United States) Social conditions
B United States
B social mobility Economic aspects (United States)
B Poverty - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
B Poverty Religious aspects Catholic Church
B Pauvreté - Aspect religieux - Église catholique
B Economics Religious aspects Catholic Church
B Altruism
B Église et problèmes sociaux - Église catholique
B Poor - Social conditions
B Social mobility
B Church and social problems - Catholic Church
B Économie politique - Aspect moral
B Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
B Economics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
B Christian social ethics
B Catholicism
B Économie politique - Aspect religieux - Église catholique
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Summary:Charles K. Wilber argues that the American economy has not only failed to overcome poverty, it has generated extreme inequality that in turn restricts social mobility and further marginalizes the poor. Wilber argues that economic theory is permeated with ethical values and any economics must be so; that human behavior is more complex than the economists' simple self-interest model; that people are also driven by deeply embedded moral values; that markets require intervention to create equity; and that Catholic social thought provides the perspective and values to develop a more relevant social economics. The author takes that modified economics and uses it to analyze specific social problems: labor markets, poverty, inequality, financial crisis, and development. Wilber next focuses on the important role of families, labor unions, parishes, and small Christian communities, such as the Catholic Worker movement, as mediating institutions in the economy. He concludes with a final look at the questions, "Was the Good Samaritan a Bad Economist?"--
ISBN:1793637008