Among the principles that underpin the "social market economy" model are the principles of subsidiarity and market conformity.

It has been a little over a month since the pontificate of Pope Francis began. We already find ourselves facing some important indications of his teaching.

The recent election as Pope of Francis seems to have revived a certain interest in the relationship between Catholicism and the market.

What is the content of the social market economy and what distinguishes it from the market economy?

Economists, businessmen and politicians, even without denying the functionality of the economic laws that they are required to implement, can never neglect the moral perspective.

The four basic cognitive styles coexist in every human being and their suitable use in view of a certain objective and of a specific context is a precondition for effective communication. 

In these days of inflamed electoral rhetoric, many ask me to discuss the role of Catholics in politics.

The subject of growth lends itself to a variety of approaches, each of which has the merit of revealing a unique anthropological perspective.

True subsidiarity is that principle which makes social justice effective, anchoring freedom to responsibility and takes freedom as the natural condition in which a person is called to live, implemented through the combined action of a vibrant civil society and a governance policy aimed at removing barriers.   

The market lives and thrives through virtues such as honesty, trust, and sympathy, but is not in a position to create them on its own.  If the market should promote them, it only does so to the extent that the subjects that operate in the market choose to live according to virtue.