Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: freedom, sustainability, and solidarity : philosophical and theological roots / Martin Schlag and Juan Andres Mercado -- Constructing theoretical foundations -- Love, sustainability, and solidarity : philosophical and theological roots / Russell Hittinger -- Leaving behind the model of positivism and utilitarianism for economic activity : toward a humanistic approach / Dominec Mele -- The morality of the market from a theory of personal action / Javier Aranzadi -- Economic theory meets human nature : how anthropological views of the human person shaped economic theory in western history / John Larrivee -- Free markets with caritas : a transformational concept of efficiency / Bruce Baker -- Freedom as the call of being : restoring the foundations of ethical enterprise / Jim Wishloff -- Assessing the encyclical tradition -- Justice, charity, and the political order : assessing the encyclical tradition / Richard J. Dougherty -- Freedom and solidarity : a Catholic model of economic organization / Wolfgang Grassl -- Catholic social teaching on the economy : Pope Benedict XVI's legacy / Martin Schlag -- Offering practical models and education -- Economic efficiency and solidarity : the idea of a social market economy / Jorg Althammer -- Are work-family practices socially responsible? : differing perceptions in Portuguese enterprises / Fátima Carioca -- Global capitalism and values-based businesses : the case of cooperatives and benefit corporations / Patrice Flynn -- Epistemology in business education : challenging the ideologies / Kevin Jackson -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

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