The Price of Freedom : Consumerism and Liberty in Secular Research and Catholic Teaching

This article contrasts the secular and Catholic literature on consumerism and its implications for liberty. Three specific questions are considered: Is consumerism harmful to liberty? Is it a necessary consequence of a market economy? Who is responsible for consumerism? The article shows that Catholic teaching on consumerism differs markedly from secular theoretical work but corresponds closely to secular empirical research. The article concludes by offering several suggestions, based on Catholic Social Teaching, for what can be done about consumerism

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Abela, Andrew
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Freiheit \| Freedom \| Katholizismus \| Catholicism \| Christliche Sozialethik \| Christian social ethics \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour \| Religion
Description of contents:	Abstract [papers.ssrn.com]

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Journal of Markets and Morality, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 7-25, Spring 2007 Volltext nicht verfügbar
Classification:	D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General ; D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; P16 - Political Economy ; Z12 - Religion
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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