Civil Economy

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

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The Powerful and Limited Body

The Powerful and Limited Body

Listen to the human body's memories and teachings. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on June 02, 2013 A new understanding of the human body can increase employment and improve the economy. Real bodies, our bodies, are ignored while people adore, praise and worship fake human figures. ...
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Find the Roots and Hit the Road

Find the Roots and Hit the Road

Commentary – The desire for communities: Making our way home after the crisis. Published in Avvenire on May 26, 2013 People long for new communities. They crave something more in their lives; they are nostalgic (with saudade) and long to be part of something more enduring than themselves. Fifty...
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Ask the Youth

Ask the Youth

Commentary – The Spirit that creates labor. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on May 12, 2013 Our crisis arises from more than just financial causes. Despite the improving condition of the stock market and the financial spreads, the unemployment rate, particularly among the youth, has not decre...
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Narcissism and Sloth

Narcissism and Sloth

Commentary – The awful vices of crises By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on May 12, 2013 Sloth is becoming a social disease. It affects people's character, spirit and will-power. This vice, despite being pervasive in our society, is not taken seriously. It is usually considered a...
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Back to the Theaters

Back to the Theaters

Commentary – The market and human relationships. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on May 5, 2013 Movie theaters are not only businesses but a unique means to build relationships. However, lately a great number of them have had to close down due to the crisis. Unfortunately, they...
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A Holiday of Responsibility and Hope

A Holiday of Responsibility and Hope

Commentary – Italy and today's May Day celebration. By Luigino Bruni Pubblished in Avvenire on May 1, 2013 This year May Day is celebrated with mixed emotions. Today we celebrate labor (which is always a good thing) while remembering its absence. Those who lost their jobs and the young people unable...
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Eyes that Encourage Recovery

Eyes that Encourage Recovery

Commentary – Genovesi's call to Italy (and South of Europe): Be yourself! By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on April 28, 2013 The connected, interdependent networks making up the market economy can bring about both wonderful and terrifying outcomes. In times of prosperity, wealth is distributed...
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The Meaning of Business

The Meaning of Business

Commentary – Today's social blight: a crisis of “great depression”. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire on April 21, 2013 While the suicides of entrepreneurs and workers continue to hit the headlines, there's no news about the excessive involuntary “death” of businesses. The signs of a ...