Christian doctrine of social protection and social responsibility of business
Abstract
The article examines the Old Testament and the New Testament representation of and patristic ideas on social protection and social responsibility, ways to the sustainable well-being of every member of society, modern Catholic doctrine of social responsibility of business, contemporary Orthodox authors’ view of this question, and the motives of socially responsible business in the modern market economy.
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Published
2018-10-26
Keywords:
Christian, social responsibility, market, corporate, private, Catholic, Orthodox
Supporting Agencies
The author is very grateful to V. L. Dudkin, postgraduate student at the department of international management of the faculty of economics for the great assistance in preparing the text for publication.
How to Cite
Lukin, S. V. (2018). Christian doctrine of social protection and social responsibility of business. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Economics, 1, 27-38. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/economy/article/view/2197
Section
Z. Other Special Topics
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