Monthly Archives: September 2010

Questioning Economic Orthodoxy

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Passionist JPIC Australia

When I recently partook an internship at the United Nations in New York, the hot topic of discussion was the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). At the UN the discussion was further enlivened by the release of the document, “Rethinking Poverty: … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice | Tagged Catholic Social Teaching, Economic Orthodoxy, economists, GFC, Global Financial Crisis, hierarchy of goods, Kevin Rudd, Paul Krugman, Rethinking Poverty, socio-economic policy, UN | Leave a comment

The Reality of Multiculturalism

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Passionist JPIC Australia

The dream of World peace continues to elude us. It seems that, contrary to the optimism of nineteenth-century social science, that multiculturalism would lead to intercultural understanding and acceptance as modern societies formed around differences rather than homogeneity, especially as … Continue reading →

Posted in Peace | Tagged apartheid, cultural diversity, holocaust, multiculturalism, Passionist JPIC, racism, social inclusion, xenophobia | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: September 2010

Questioning Economic Orthodoxy

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