Reprint

Growing Apart: Religious Reflection on the Rise of Economic Inequality

Edited by
January 2019
192 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03842-577-9 (Paperback)
  • ISBN978-3-03842-578-6 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Growing Apart: Religious Reflection on the Rise of Economic Inequality that was published in

Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary
Many people are increasingly concerned about economic inequality within their own nations, or between wealthy nations and poor ones. But is today's vast economic inequality best addressed by appeals to ethics, by altering social structures such as taxes and laws, or some combination of the two approaches? This volume brings together leading scholars from across the disciplines who believe today's extreme economic inequality threatens human flourishing and who are determined to address it using their own disciplinary tools. The broadly interdisciplinary volume incorporates contributions from fields as varied as theology, philosophy, economics, education, social work, sociology and law. Our work together illustrates how incorporating a variety of perspectives in a conversation enriches religious and ethical reflection on a significant social ill, and how quantitative and secular fields can help offer practical solutions to contemporary ethical problems.
Format
  • Paperback
License
© 2019 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
unemployment; inequality; morality; grace; blue-collar; white-collar; meritocracy; education; family structure; labor markets; human rights; human development; Catholic Social Teaching; sustainable development; global inequality; global poverty; economic inequality; Catholic social teaching; John Ryan; living wage; Gaudium et spes; communitarianism; relative equality; egalitarianism; equality of opportunity; equality of outcome; John Rawls; joint cooperative activity; Elizabeth Anderson; n/a; child poverty; academic achievement gap; educational disparity; City Connects; school-based intervention; minimum wage; earned Income Tax Credit; employment; poverty line; cash transfers; in-kind transfers; anti-poverty measures; inequality; virtue; hospitality; Jesuit; Pope Francis; feminism; economic inequality; social justice; interdisciplinary studies; living wages; just wages; economic implications; ethical implications; international economic law; globalization; international trade; global market society; John Rawls; global inequality; political philosophy; ethics; well-being; economic inequality; psychology; income inequality; social justice; social services; social innovation; economic inequality; political equality; democracy; political voice; political participation; household income and wealth; government influence on markets; labor unions; economics; minimum wage; intellectual history; economic reform; Gilded Age; industrialization; consumption; inequality; neo-liberal economics; globalization; development; Thomas Pogge; poverty; Catholic social teaching; solidarity; agriculture