Civil Economy

essays, research and articles ranging from economy to the history of ideas

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Three Words to Restart (and a Right Desire)

Three Words to Restart (and a Right Desire)

Comments –Lenten Christian Culture and its Civil Nature By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on 17/02/2013 Lent also has a civil nature, which reveals itself to us if we read its words in the light of this crucial phase of our public life.  These words are articulated and go to for...
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Bridging the Gap Between Labor and Education

Bridging the Gap Between Labor and Education

Commentary – Labor and education in the course of our lives. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on February 10, 2013 We must urgently rethink the relationship between the workplace and the schoolroom; labor is hardly ever present in the education of young people. In a traditional soci...
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Word of the Year

Word of the Year

Comments - «Politics»: May it Find Morality and Itself By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on 02/01/2013 «Economy» has been the reigning word in 2012.  The first word of 2013 must be «Politics» if we want the year ahead to be better for the economy too.  There is, in fact, th...
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The Essence of Gift

The Essence of Gift

Fourth appointment with comments by Luigino Bruni on ‘Economy and Advent’ Comments – A Time to Understand the Precious ‘Liturgy’ of Relationships by Luigino Bruni Published  in Avvenire on 22/12/2012 Christmas is a time for gifts, but it should be, and is, a time for presents.  Gifts and p...
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The Strength of Joy

The Strength of Joy

Third appointment with Comments by Luigino Bruni on ‘Economy and Advent’ Comments – This is also a Time to Understand ‘Poverty’ in its Many Forms di Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on 16/12/2012 Returning to Europe after traveling in Africa, the Philippines, or Brazil, I am struck by how little...
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The Good Tears of Sowing

The Good Tears of Sowing

Second Appointment with Comments by Luigino Bruni on ‘Economy and Advent’ Comments – This is a time for preparing a new harvest By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on 09/12/2012 Maybe it is because of the sharp sting felt over the Imu (home tax), for over 2 and a half million Italian c...
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Economy and Waiting

Economy and Waiting

Comments –The Crisis and Our Times By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on 02/12/2012 Advent - every advent, and every waiting period for salvation - is a fundamental experience, especially in times of crisis.  One does not come out of a crisis if one does not exercise oneself in t...
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More time, less Money

More time, less Money

Comments – New Normality; the crisis is pushing us to re-evaluate the sharing of goods and services. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire, 28/10/2012 The "new normal": is what America calls that part of the ex- middle class which, because of the crisis, is changing its lifestyle, doing ...