Work and Human Fulfillment - Hardcover

Malinvaud, Edmond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970610653 ISBN 13: 9780970610652

Publisher: Sapientia Press Ave Maria Univ, 2003

Synopsis

Catholic Social Teaching has been described as the best kept secret of the Church. This is particularly regrettable now that the Catholic Church is one of the few global voices to uphold the ‘primacy of labor over capital’. Rapid transformations in the world economy mean that growth, productivity, and profitability are no longer closely associated with increases in employment. In Work and Human Fulfillment, members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and their colleagues explore the recent changes in the world of work. The book includes a summary of the key positions taken by the Church on work and employment, and extracts of the papers presented and discussed at the three plenary sessions of the Pontifical Academy in 1996, 1997, and 1999 focusing on the following areas: Present situation and current trends of work across the world, globalized economy, contemporary institutions and their response to unemployment, capital labor, analysis of policy options, and culture of work.

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About the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences:

Established in 1994 by Pope John Paul II, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences was created to promote the study and progress of the social, economic, political, and juridical sciences to provide the Church with what it needed for the study and development of Catholic social doctrine. By 2000, the Academy had thirty-four members from all the continents of the world, each specialized in one or two of the main social sciences. Since its establishment, the Academy has held six plenary sessions and two workshops with contributions from over thirty outside experts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sapientia Press Ave Maria Univ
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0970610653
• ISBN 13: 9780970610652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 329