Il Papa e l’economia

I commenti da parte degli economisti alla nuova enciclica papale Caritas in Veritate, scritta con l’obiettivo di riqualificare il punto di vista cattolico sull’economia mondiale, non sono affatto entusiasti. Vengono segnalati errori, facilonerie, luoghi comuni, incongruenze logiche abbastanza grossolane. Due esempi qui: Andrea Moro e Tyler Cowen. Il punto più interessante è forse di quest’ultimo:

A truly revolutionary document would have dealt with the rise of China and India. Though Western society has experienced a widespread secularization, our versions of capitalism and democracy are still based squarely on Christian ideas, and I believe this marriage of liberalism and Christianity has been for the better. China and India, despite each having some number of Christians, have no realistic prospects for a comparable ideological accommodation between morals and markets, and so we are entering uncharted waters.

How will the rise of non-Christian powers affect the practice of capitalism? Will Christian and non-Christian societies understand each other well enough to negotiate successful international agreements? To what extent will Europe even manage to stay Christian?

[Noisefromamerika, WSJ]