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Was the Good Samaritan a Bad Economist? (Hardcover): Charles K. Wilber

Was the Good Samaritan a Bad Economist? (Hardcover)

Charles K. Wilber

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In 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; 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?".

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Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2021
Authors: Charles K. Wilber
Dimensions: 228 x 166 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 978-1-79363-700-0
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General
Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN: 1-79363-700-8
Barcode: 9781793637000

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