Catholic Social Doctrine and Economic Policy in Western Europe

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220208.076How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Roman Catholic Church; Encyclical; History of state and law; European countries; Corporate social responsibility; Social justice; Economic and labor relations; Social Catholicism

Abstract

The social doctrine of the Catholic Church is a system that is open and capable of responding to new socio-economic challenges and ways of overcoming them. The necessary function of the state is to balance the interests of employers and employees and to assist those who are not covered by social security. This research gives a historical interpretation of the Catholic social teaching in the economic, labor, and social sphere. It is based on scientific literature and theoretical sources, Catholic Church encyclicals. The study analyzes the impact of the Catholic social doctrine on social and economic policy in Western Europe. This research could be useful in promoting reforms that shape a new global economic order and in creating a good legal framework for the welfare state. It is concluded that the Catholic Church has identified certain principles that are necessary to promote public welfare, namely, dignity, participation, subsidiarity, solidarity.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ksenia Chilkina
AU  - Natalia Dorodonova
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/22
TI  - Catholic Social Doctrine and Economic Policy in Western Europe
BT  - Proceedings of the IX International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Problems of Social and Labour Relations" (ISPC-CPSLR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 439
EP  - 442
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220208.076
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220208.076
ID  - Chilkina2022
ER  -