Civil Economy

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We Are Not Cyclopes

We Are Not Cyclopes

Commentaries - Hospitality is the Foundation of our Civilisation by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 19/08/2015 The duty of hospitality is the main wall of western civilization, and the ABC of good of humanity. In the ancient Greek world a stranger was the bearer of a divine presence. There ar...
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By Lazarus' Side

Pope Francis - Laudato si’. Taking care of the planet with prophecy and without demonization by Luigino Bruni published in pdf Il Regno (1.52 MB) n.7/2015 Our era, the beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered for the end of the critique of capitalism, which characteriz...
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Besides GDP, there exists a type of wealth that cannot be measured as "flow"

Besides GDP, there exists a type of wealth that cannot be measured as "flow"

"Bes" Report/26 - Relational wealth hiding by the side of GDP. In the era of the common goods it is the stocks (environmental, relational, spiritual and social) that must return to the centre of the stage by Luigino Bruni published in  pdf Avvenire (49 KB) on 11/08/2015 The topic of we...
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The (il)logical pitfalls of the common good in Europe

The (il)logical pitfalls of the common good in Europe

There is no forgiveness for peoples, only for financial institutions by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 15/07/2015 The European Community, like every community, is a form of common good. And as the economic science teaches us, common goods are by their nature subject to the possibility of the...
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Laudato Si' (Praise be to you)

Laudato Si' (Praise be to you)

Laudato Si' (Praise be to you) - is far from being anti-business. But as we peruse it let us allow ourselves to be led gently through the metaphorical woodlands of the encyclical where the Holy Father Pope Francis’s spiritual economy is buoyant. by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 24/06/2015...
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Corporate crises: saying “we” helps to start over

Corporate crises: saying “we” helps to start over

Rules to overcome the difficulties by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 15/04/2015 So many people talk about economic recovery and GDP nowadays, as if GDP alone was capable of telling good tidings to us. The reality of our economy, however, says that businesses are suffering and will continue t...
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The Uncivil Economy of Gamble

The Uncivil Economy of Gamble

We should not descend to compromise when the poor's skin is at stake.  We should not help them with money wrought out of their weakness. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova n.21 on 10/11/2014 I was in London, pursuing economic studies when in the morning of 8th May 1998 Chiara Lubich...
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Care: the Secret to Success

Care: the Secret to Success

An Interview with Canadian Political Scientist Jennifer Nedelsky by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 4/10/2014 Canadian political scientist Jennifer Nedelsky, professor at the University of Toronto, is one of the most innovative voices in the debate on the issues of care, rights and socia...