Posts Tagged ‘Joseph Stiglitz’

Authentic Human Development

Sep 15, 2009

In the encyclical Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI spends a considerable time defining what he called “authentic human development.” authentic human development concerns the whole of the person in every single dimension. Without the perspective of eternal life, human progress in this world is denied breathing-space. Enclosed within history, it runs the risk of being ... Read more

United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development, New York, June 24-26, 2009

Aug 17, 2009

By Fr. Kevin Dance, CP When the governments of the world met in Doha, Qatar in December 2008 to review progress made in the area of financing for development, the first rumblings of financial chaos could be felt. It was decided that the spreading financial and economic global crisis called for a follow up conference ... Read more