Catholic social teaching and economic globalization : the quest for alternatives / / John Sniegocki.

• Superior document: Marquette studies in theology ; no. 67
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Sniegocki, John, 1963-
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Marquette studies in theology ; #67.
• Physical Description: 353 p.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Overview of the contemporary global context : life stories
• Data on poverty, hunger, and inequality in an age of globalization
• The goals and structure of this book
• Development theory and practice : an overview
• Origins of the concept of development
• Modernization theory
• Modernization theory and U.S. aid policy
• The impact of modernizationist development
• Structuralist economic theories
• Dependency theories
• Basic needs approach
• New international economic order
• Alternative development
• The impact of reformist thought on development policy
• Neoliberal resurgence and structural adjustment policies
• Current debates in development studies
• The failures of modernizationist development : a closer look
• The impacts of colonialism and slavery
• Post-WW II development policies and the third world debt crisis
• Consequences of the debt crisis
• Responses to the debt crisis
• United States opposition to social change in the third world
• Summary of major structural influences on the third world
• Catholic social teaching and development
• CST prior to Pope John XXIII
• Early reflections on development : John XXIII and Vatican II
• The pivotal contributions of Paul VI, the Latin American bishops, and justice in the world
• John Paul II : the centrality of solidarity
• The social ethics of Benedict XVI
• Summary of catholic social teaching on development issues
• Catholic social teaching and political economy : neoconservative and radical critiques
• Neoconservative reflections on CST
• Radical reflections on CST
• Evaluation of neoconservative, radical, and CST views
• Grassroots critics of development
• Rejecting the quest for development - Vandana shiva : the violence of development and reductionist science
• Further issues in the development/globalization debates
• Reclaiming the commons : the positive visions of development critics
• Catholic social teaching, the radical tradition, and development critics
• Grassroots action and policy alternatives
• Grassroots organizations in the third world : an overview
• The impact of grassroots organizations
• Development policies : follow the NIC model?
• Alternative development policies
• Differing visions : alternative development vs. regeneration
• Prospects for the adoption of alternative policies
• Re-envisioning Catholic social teaching
• The contributions of CST to the development debate
• Enhancing Catholic social teaching
• Structural analysis of capitalism
• Women, development, and CST
• CST, modernization, and cultural diversity
• CST and ecology - CST, grassroots movements, and social struggle
• The church and social change
• Social criticism and pioneering creativity : how Christians can constructively address issues of development and globalization
• Education
• Lifestyle choices
• Responsible purchasing
• Responsible investment
• Organizing, activism, and aid provision
• Direct service/solidarity
• Responsible parenting
• Applying CST in the life of the church
• Concluding reflections
• Theological epilogue: The path of discipleship
• Bibliography
• Index.