Economic justice in a flat world
Subtitle: Christian perspectives on globalization
By: Steven Rundle, editor
Publisher: Paternoster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Colorado Springs
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781934068496
Subjects: Globalization; Church and the world; Christianity; Christianity and international relations
Description: "'Globalization' may be the most hotly debated issue surrounding poverty. The benefits and costs of global economic integration are critical and complex. Is a globalized, free-market economy part of the solution to economic injustice or part of the problem? Are the international monetary systems pursuing policies that will reduce poverty or are they serving the interests of the wealthy? What do pro-poor policy reforms look like in the areas of trade and foreign investment? What kinds of immigration restrictions or reforms are consistent with the Christian faith? Should development aid be awarded only to well-governed, democratic countries? Would unrestrained economic growth imply environmental destruction? Economic Justice assembles leading economists to debate these and other issues surrounding globalizationþs effects on the poor. Writers urge an informed church to help identify the essentials of a Christian perspective on the societal, environmental and economic implications of globalization and to live accordingly"--Amazon.comr.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The challenge of globalization in Christian perspective / Steve Rundle; title: Part I: Theological perspectives on global capitalism: Catholic social teaching, markets, and the poor / Michael Novak; title: Who is my neighbor? A theological approach to globalization / A. Sue Russell. Part II: The international flow of goods, services, capital, and labor: Moral values and the rules of international trade / Daniel Finn; title: Foreign direct investment; title: the "monster" revisited / Stephen L.S. Smith; title: Welcoming the stranger? Immigration and justice in a global economy / Brad Christerson; title: Offshoring and worker migration: Christian concerns and opportunities / J. David Richardson. Part III: International aid, development, and the Church: Foreign aid, development strategies, and poverty reduction / Christopher B. Barrett; title: Transforming development: the role of Christian NGOs in SME development / Roland Hoksbergen; title: The role of the Church in poverty alleviation in Africa / Julius Oladipo. Part IV: Global economic stability, growth, and the environment: The international financial system: the good, the bad, and the ugly / Stephen L.S. Smith; title: Christian values and the case against financial globalization / John P. Tiemstra; title: Trade growth, environment, and poverty: must there be a tradeoff? / Judith M. Dean; title: Global climate change and the Churches / Donald Hay; title: Economic growth: is more always better? / Bob Goudzwaard.