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Volume 16, Issue 5
1 May 1989
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Research Article| May 01 1989

“Option for the Poor” as a Socio‐economic Principle Available to Purchase

Arnold F. McKee
Arnold F. McKee
King's College, London, Ontario, Canada
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6712
Print ISSN: 0306-8293
© MCB UP Limited
1989
International Journal of Social Economics (1989) 16 (5): 46–55.
https://doi.org/10.1108/03068298910133070

The social principle of an “option for the poor” is discussed in the light of Roman Catholic socio‐ethical thought, notably Papal Encyclicals since Vatican II. The consequences for the economy are outlined.

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Ethics, Religion, Social economics
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