Schumpeter and reconciling divisive responses to the Bishops' Letter
Idealogically motivated responses to the Bishops' Letter have heightened the divisiveness of subsequent dialogue at the expense of its rigor. Schumpeter's metaphor of “creative destruction” provides a vehicle for reconciliation between advocates of politics and markets. His most distinguis...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
1988
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 7, Issue: 6, Pages: 433-436 |
Further subjects: | B
Dynamic Property
B Distinguishing Characteristic B Expense B Metaphor B Economic Growth |
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Summary: | Idealogically motivated responses to the Bishops' Letter have heightened the divisiveness of subsequent dialogue at the expense of its rigor. Schumpeter's metaphor of “creative destruction” provides a vehicle for reconciliation between advocates of politics and markets. His most distinguishing characteristic of capitalism extols its productive and dynamic properties. It underscores its relentless and unmanageable side that transforms institutional structures as well. The capitalist engine is driven by a “perennial gale” that creates and destroys at the same time; thus there is a necessary role for both entrepreneurs and planners in a mixed economy. The bishops' call for collaboration is also subject to the Schumpeterian metaphor. Major process changes without new institutional forms are inconsistent with the historical experience of U.S. pluralist society. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00382854 |