Piedra, Alberto Martinez, 1926-

Natural law : the foundation of an orderly economic system / Alberto M. Piedra. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2004. - ix, 209 p. ; 23 cm. - Studies in ethics and economics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.

Natural law and the Age of Reason -- Human nature and the dignity of the human person -- The classical school of economics and the birth of capitalism -- The romantic and socialist reactions to the Industrial Revolution -- Neoclassicism, the Keynesian revolution, and other sources of dissent -- The metaphysical dimensions of man : their ethical implications -- The fundamental issue of human work -- Population, the welfare state, and the challenge of the environment -- The challenge of globalization.

0739109340 (alk. paper) 0739109499 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Economics--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Natural law--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

BX1795.E27 / P54 2004

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