David F. Ruccio — Economics of Laudato Si’

Not just about climate change but also a condemnation of neoliberal capitalism and market fundamentalism, and social and political theory based on propertarianism, especially one advocating for a market state.

The principle of the subordination of private property to the universal destination of goods, and thus the right of everyone to their use, is a golden rule of social conduct and “the first principle of the whole ethical and social order”. The Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute or inviolable, and has stressed the social purpose of all forms of private property. (69)

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Economics of Laudato Si’David F. Ruccio | Professor of Economics University of Notre Dame Notre Dame