The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism,9780819178237

The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780819178237
ISBN10: 0819178233
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1990-12-29
Publisher(s): Madison Books
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Summary

...a major work for our times. --Irving Kristol, The Public Interest

Table of Contents

Foreword 11(2)
Introduction: Capitalism, Socialism, and Religion--An Inquiry into the Spiritual Wealth of Nations 13(16)
1 The Historical Achievements of Democratic Capitalism 16(3)
2 From Practice to Theory 19(10)
One: The Ideal of Democratic Capitalism 29(158)
I What Is Democratic Capitalism?
31(18)
II Pluralism
49(22)
1 Unitary Order
50(5)
2 Not by Free Enterprise Alone
55(3)
3 Pluralism in Politics
58(9)
4 The Attempt to Christianize the System
67(4)
III Emergent Probability
71(10)
IV Sin
81(15)
1 Freedom and Sin
82(6)
2 The Doctrine of Unintended Consequences
88(4)
3 Virtuous Self-Interest
92(4)
V Providence and Practical Wisdom
96(32)
1 Time and Intelligence
97(7)
2 The Market
104(9)
3 An Invisible Hand?
113(3)
4 Profit and Commercial Values
116(6)
5 The Zero-Sum Society
122(6)
VI Community
128(15)
1 The Forgotten Theory
129(6)
2 Community in Practice
135(8)
VII The Communitarian Individual
143(13)
1 "Das Anglo-Saxon Problem"
145(5)
2 The Assault on the Bourgeoisie
150(6)
VIII The Family
156(15)
1 The Economic Order
160(4)
2 The Political Order
164(2)
3 The Moral-Cultural Order
166(5)
IX Continuous Revolution
171(16)
1 The Political System
172(2)
2 The Economic System
174(8)
3 The Moral-Cultural System
182(5)
Two: The Twilight of Socialism 187(50)
X The Transformation of Socialism
189(7)
XI Socialism as Highmindedness
196(19)
1 What Went Wrong?
196(6)
2 Definition by Contrast
202(5)
3 From Economics to Politics
207(3)
4 The Utility of the Rich
210(5)
XII Income Distribution and Race
215(10)
1 Income Distribution
215(3)
2 The Economic Situation of Blacks
218(7)
XIII The Transnational Corporation
225(12)
Three: A Theology of Economics 237(124)
XIV The Catholic Anti-Capitalist Tradition
239(12)
1 A Theology of Economics
239(3)
2 The Bias Against Democratic Capitalism
242(9)
XV Christian Socialism in Europe
251(21)
1 Historical Development
251(4)
2 Christian Socialism in Europe
255(5)
3 Moltmann's Economics
260(6)
4 Moltmann's "Socialism"
266(6)
XVI Guilt for Third World Poverty
272(15)
1 Do Developed Nations Cause Poverty?
273(3)
2 Latin Catholic Economics
276(6)
3 The Center and the Periphery
282(5)
XVII Liberation Theology
287(11)
XVIII A Theology of Development: Latin America
298(17)
1 Dependency?
299(9)
2 The Success of Latin America
308(2)
3 The Failure of Latin America
310(2)
4 The Crux
312(3)
XIX From Marxism to Democratic Capitalism
315(18)
1 The Early Years
316(2)
2 The Lessons of Experience
318(6)
3 "Capitalistic-Democratic Culture"
324(5)
4 The Failures of Democratic Socialism
329(4)
XX A Theology of Democratic Capitalism
333(28)
1 The Importance of Ideals
333(4)
2 Six Theological Doctrines
337(21)
3 Under God
358(3)
Notes 361(52)
Acknowledgments 413(2)
Afterword for the 1991 Edition 415(26)
Index 441

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