International Associations of the Faithful, Directory - Pontifical Coucils for the Laity. Papal Encyclicals Online. Vox Nova. The Education of E.F. Schumacher by Joseph Pearce. "It's all very well to live simply and grow things and practice crafts... but what about the hundreds of thousands who can't hope to be self-sufficient in property and craft?
" This summarizes the complaint by modern critics against "distributism"—the economic philosophy inspired by Catholic social teaching and developed, early last century, by Catholic thinkers such as G.K. Chesterton and Hillaire Belloc. According to distributism, property should be spread widely, so that people can earn a living without having to rely on the state (socialism) or a small number of individuals (capitalism). Papal Encyclicals Online. Catholic Cuisine.
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