The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty, and the Common Good - Paperback

by Alexander W. Salter (Author)

"Explores the political economy of distributism, an alternative to capitalism and socialism formulated in the early 20th century by prominent Catholic intellectuals such as Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton. Distributism emphasizes the importance of widely dispersed property ownership for human flourishing. Suggests that distributists' claims about markets and government that must be revised in light of contemporary social science but judges positively their insights about the nature of liberty and the social foundations of human dignity. Presents a contemporary interpretation of distributism as both a research program and a blueprint for political-economic reform"--

Author Biography

Alexander William Salter is Georgie G. Snyder Associate Professor of Economics in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU's Free Market Institute, and an associate editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise.