TY  - JOUR
AB  - The encyclical Centesimus Annus was published by Pope John
Paul II in commemoration of Rerum Novarum, written 100 years ago
by Leo XIII. That encyclical initiated a century of Catholic social
teaching consisting, by now, of six encyclicals. Together, they are
intended to represent a unified system of thought, the Church′s social
vision. Its basic themes all centre on the God‐ordained dignity of man.
The Pope calls for a modified, “corrected” capitalism, a
“Society of free work, of enterprise and of participation”.
The economic activities of man are to be reoriented towards the common
good, with the ultimate goal of eradicating poverty, exploitation, and
alienation. Rejects the economic proposals of the Pope as lacking of
substance and internal consistency. Its assumption that man can enjoy
all the advantages of free markets while also correcting for their
less‐desirable effects at will reveals that, despite some modifications,
Catholic social thought is still inspired by what has been termed the
“unconstrained” vision.
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/03068299310025543
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299310025543
AU  - Tamedly Lenches Elisabeth
PY  - 1993
Y1  - 1993/01/01
TI  - Centesimus Annus:Towards a New Capitalism?
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 27
EP  - 50
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -