Civil Economy

essays, research and articles ranging from economy to the history of ideas

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Thank you Pope Francis from the entire Economy of Communion

Thank you Pope Francis from the entire Economy of Communion

Economy of Communion is deeply grateful to Pope Francis: Luigino Bruni expresses this gratitude with his special greeting to the Pope who met with EoC entrepreneurs in 2017 and who in 2019 wanted to launch The Economy of Francesco by Luigino Bruni Pope Francis has had a special relationship with the...
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Desiring desires sought

Desiring desires sought

Prohibitive bills and dogs eating at the table with their owners: what happened to the restaurants of the small medieval historic towns of the Marche and Umbria? Reflections on a change of era... by Luigino Bruni published in the Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 03/04/2025 In recent months I have ha...
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The resources of our South

The resources of our South

The civil talent or the ‘spirit’ of a country, its governing bodies and people lies in knowing how to create true civil pride and hope starting from real signs that are present in the past. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 03/02/2025 Civil Economy, whose golden age was ...
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Let's rediscover the Frumentari Mountains the origin of the solidarity economy

Let's rediscover the Frumentari Mountains the origin of the solidarity economy

The proposal - A collective project on the first microcredit realities, born in the 15th century through the initiative of the Franciscans by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 11/01/2024 The idea of a widespread search in parish, diocesan, religious order and confraternity archives is born, ...
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The signs of the ‘new religion’

The signs of the ‘new religion’

The nativity scene is a symbol of children, family, relationships, work, poverty and communion, which were also the signs of the Christian Christmas. These values are opposites to those of the new consumerist Christmas, which is based on the individual. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di ...
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The deceptions of leader-cracy

The deceptions of leader-cracy

The more the fashion of leadership grows, the more our democracy weakens into a leader-cracy. Perhaps, then, we should all care about it more. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 03/12/2024 Leadership has become one of the dogmas of the new capitalism. We have already disc...
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The new cult of self-gifting

The new cult of self-gifting

Opinions - Black Friday and homeopathic gifts by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 29/11/2024 Among the many festivals of capitalist religion, black friday is the one that presents a perfect ‘cultic purity’ that allows us to understand dimensions of this new religion that we see less clearly...
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The mother of the prodigal son

The mother of the prodigal son

In Luke's parable of the Prodigal Son, there is no mention of the mother. And so any female perspective is absent from the story. Had there been a mother in it, the story would certainly have been different. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 11/11/2024 The Gospel parable...