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Albino Barrera argues that Christian thought on economic security offers an effective framework within which to address the consequences of economic compulsion. Markets can often be harsh in compelling people to make unpalatable economic choices any reasonable person would not take under normal conditions. Such economic ripple effects of market operations have been virtually ignored in ethical discourse because they are generally accepted to be the very mechanisms that shape the market's much-touted allocative efficiency.

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Markets can often be harsh in compelling people to make unpalatable economic choices any reasonable person would not take under normal conditions. Thus, workers laid off in mid-career accept lower-paid jobs that are beneath their professional experience for want of better alternatives. Economic migrants leave their families and cross borders (legally or illegally) in search of a livelihood. These are examples of economic compulsion. These economic ripple effects have been virtually ignored in ethical discourse because they are generally accepted to be the very mechanisms that generate the market's much-touted allocative efficiency. Albino Barrera argues that Christian thought on economic security offers an effective framework within which to address the consequences of economic compulsion.

Author Biography

Professor Albino Barrera teaches in both theology and economics at Providence College. His most recent book is Modern Catholic Social Documents and Political Economy published in 2001.

Table of Contents

General editor's preface; Preface; Part I. The Nature and Dynamics of Economic Compulsion: 1. Markets and coercive pecuniary externalities; 2. The regressive incidence of unintended burdens; Part II. Setting the Moral Baseline and Shaping Expectations: 3. Economic security as God's twofold gift; 4. Retrieving the biblical principle of restoration; Part III. Contemporary Appropriation: 5. Economic rights-obligations as diagnostic framework; 6. Application: the case of agricultural protectionism; 7. Summary and conclusions; References; Index.

Review

'... this is an important book on a very timely subject ... it is the engagement with the world outside religion which gives the book real credibility.' Church Times '... an impressive addition to this series ... This book sets a high standard for those working on the interface of theology and economics.' Journal of Theological Studies 'This is a very detailed and technically demanding analysis of the arguments surrounding the concept 'economic compulsion'. ... a tightly argued piece of work that depends on knowledge of moral philosophy, economics, scripture and contemporary discussion of human rights. Work of this intellectual rigour makes much writing on social ethics look ... amateurish ... This book makes a powerful case for the duty of Christians to respond to the continuing imperative of being the agents of divine providence in economic insecurity. It also is a good example of how moral theology can be informed by a cosmology that allows human beings freedom of action as the means by which their moral formation is secured.' Ecclesiology 'This volume is an extremely important one - one of the very best on Christian economic ethics.' Journal of Markets & Morality '... this book ... is well worth the effort, deeply instructive as it is about matters with which we should all be concerned ...' Heythrop Journal

Review Quote

'... this is an important book on a very timely subject ... it is the engagement with the world outside religion which gives the book real credibility.' Church Times

Promotional "Headline"

Barrera addresses adverse effects of market operations on individuals from the viewpoint of Christian ethics.

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Markets can often be harsh in compelling people to make unpalatable economic choices any reasonable person would not take under normal conditions. In this book Albino Barrera argues that Christian thought on economic security offers an effective framework within which to address the consequences of economic compulsion.

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Markets can often be harsh in compelling people to make unpalatable economic choices any reasonable person would not take under normal conditions. In this book Albino Barrera argues that Christian thought on economic security offers an effective framework within which to address the consequences of economic compulsion.

Details ISBN0521043573 Author Albino Barrera Short Title ECONOMIC COMPULSION & CHRISTIA Pages 268 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series New Studies in Christian Ethics Language English ISBN-10 0521043573 ISBN-13 9780521043571 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 241.64 Series Number 24 Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-09-30 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Residence US Affiliation Providence College, Rhode Island Illustrations 1 Line drawings, unspecified DOI 10.1604/9780521043571 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2007-09-10 AU Release Date 2007-09-10 NZ Release Date 2007-09-10 We've got this

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