{"product_id":"man-and-the-economy","title":"Man and the Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Leo L. Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAre we putting the “stupid” in the slogan,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“It’s the economy, stupid”? \u003ci\u003eMan and the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e articulates the basic points of capitalist economics and Catholic social teaching and addresses how Catholics can bring the teachings of the Faith to bear in the economic decisions of daily life. Clarke wields practical knowledge and philosophical acumen in equal supply as he encourages a robust appreciation of the validity of the Catholic Church’s social doctrine as a “third way” of economic life, capable of cooperating with capitalist economies, but not enslaved to their assumptions and values. \u003c\/span\u003eAn eminently readable and engaging text, \u003ci\u003eMan and the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e will prove an invaluable guide for Catholics seeking to engage in the public square and in personal and professional economic activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCatholics attempting to reconcile principles of Economics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith the moral teaching of CST must appreciate the advantages \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand proper uses of both science and ideology, which together constitute \u003c\/i\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eEconomics\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003ci\u003e as the term is taught and generally used in the public square.\u003c\/i\u003e” –Leo L. Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo L. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e has practiced business law in six jurisdictions, taught at five law schools, and been a business executive with public companies and startups. He has also lectured and written on the application of Catholic social teaching to economic affairs and on other topics ranging from cyberwar to financial law. He holds a B.A. in Economics, with honors, from Stanford University, and a J.D., with honors, from UCLA Law School. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two youngest daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1944418854\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320569299232,"sku":"978-1944418854","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product120.jpg?v=1773075979","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/man-and-the-economy","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}