Response: Questioning the Values of Global Institutions
Seil Oh
February 23, 2015
The theme of inequality has emerged in our conversations over the past several weeks—and will likely accompany us through the semester. This week, bloggers from South Korea, Ivory Coast, and Rwanda wrote about the resources Catholic social thought brings to the idea of "shared prosperity" now officially embraced by the World Bank. As further responses to Dr. Kaushik Basu's recent lecture, they considered how the ideas of solidarity and the common good can be used to create "authentic development" and equitable growth.
related | Explore more of the dialogue among some 20 bloggers based at Jesuit institutions worldwide.
In the Series
Response: The Common Good, Human Dignity, and Inequality
Moussa Soumahoro
February 23, 2015
Response: The Concept Of Authentic Development When We Talk About 'Development'
Mincheol Kim
February 23, 2015
About the Author
Thomas Banchoff
Thomas Banchoff is director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and serves as vice president for global engagement at Georgetown University, where he is a professor in the Department of Government and the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
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