The article aims to describe the well-known controversy that in 1954 saw involved the sociologist of politics Luigi Sturzo and the professor in Institutions of Roman Law, as well as mayor of Florence, Giorgio La Pira. The controversy between these eminent figures of the Catholic social movement of the twentieth century still appears today paradigmatic of two different theoretical approaches, even if united by a common tendency to the centrality of the human person. The Social Market Economy and the principles of Ordoliberalism would seem to guide the analysis of the Sicilian priest, with their corollary of economic freedom, anti-statism and constitutional market rules. On the other hand, even if with the best intentions and for the common good, public intervention, market orientation on the part of the government and political discretion in the monetary and productions fields would seem to characterize the analysis of La Pira. Despite the controversy that constituted a rift in the Italian Catholic world and still challenges social and political scientists, we believe we can say that it was not the ends that the dissent between La Pira and Sturzo regarded, but rather the means and ways to achieve them.
The Economy without Ethics is a Diseconomy. Luigi Sturzo, Social Market Economy and the Controversy with Giorgio La Pira
flavio felice
2017-01-01
Abstract
The article aims to describe the well-known controversy that in 1954 saw involved the sociologist of politics Luigi Sturzo and the professor in Institutions of Roman Law, as well as mayor of Florence, Giorgio La Pira. The controversy between these eminent figures of the Catholic social movement of the twentieth century still appears today paradigmatic of two different theoretical approaches, even if united by a common tendency to the centrality of the human person. The Social Market Economy and the principles of Ordoliberalism would seem to guide the analysis of the Sicilian priest, with their corollary of economic freedom, anti-statism and constitutional market rules. On the other hand, even if with the best intentions and for the common good, public intervention, market orientation on the part of the government and political discretion in the monetary and productions fields would seem to characterize the analysis of La Pira. Despite the controversy that constituted a rift in the Italian Catholic world and still challenges social and political scientists, we believe we can say that it was not the ends that the dissent between La Pira and Sturzo regarded, but rather the means and ways to achieve them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
