Thomas Aquinas and the Civil Economy Tradition: The Mediterranean Spirit of Capitalism

by Paolo Santori

Book Overview

Delving into the history of economic thought, this book presents a picture of the Mediterranean spirit of capitalism, a tradition that has its protagonists in Thomas Aquinas and the eighteenth-century civil economy, and seeks to understand its presence and relevance for contemporary societies.

The book argues that it is reductive to attribute to the 'Protestant ethic' the different formations of capitalism in the Western world. Instead,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367776375
• ISBN13: 9780367776374
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"