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The Ethical Economist: Inequality dampens economic recovery

The Ethical Economist: Inequality dampens economic recovery | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
report shows that high inequality contributes to slow down growth and therefore matters for policy makers. The interest of that research is not that it brings new advances into the study of inequality - . The authors of that report are economists of Standard & Poor"s, the rating agency which provides information and analysis for investors in financial markets. This is a recognition that unequal income distribution represents a major risk and not an asset for an economy which seeks to recover from a deep crisis.
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Catholic Economics, Part 6: How Much We’ve Lost - Aleteia

Catholic Economics, Part 6: How Much We’ve Lost - Aleteia | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Besides the good of the individual, there is a good that is linked to living in society: the common good. It is the good of “all of us”, made up of individuals, families and intermediate groups who together constitute society…To desire the  common good and strive towards it  is a requirement of justice and charity…The more we strive to secure a common good corresponding to the real needs of our neighbours, the more effectively we love them. Every Christian is called to practise this charity, in a manner corresponding to his vocation and according to the degree of influence he wields in thepólis. (p. 7)


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Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-First Century | Nikolaos Karagiannis | John Marangos | Palgrave Macmillan

Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-First Century | Nikolaos Karagiannis | John Marangos | Palgrave Macmillan | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Having previously defined a good society as a sustainable society with a high level of development, significant provision of meaningful jobs, and low levels of inequality and social ills, Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-first Century provides a wide range of principles and policies that would be necessary if we are to achieve a good society.
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The Ethical, Moral Economy and Designing Structural Inequality | Turkey Agenda

The Ethical, Moral Economy and Designing Structural Inequality | Turkey Agenda | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
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FACING UP TO INEQUALITY: NEW APPROACHES BEYOND ECONOMISM | Other News

Grim recent studies reveal the shocking increase in inequality globally, both between and within countries. Anti-poverty economic policies since World War II have done little, except for their notable success in China. Worldwide, the share of nations’ productivity increases going to employees is shrinking – while the share to capital owners, financial firms, corporations and their top executives has mushroomed, as reported in the Economist, Nov. 2, 2013.

 

 

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