"The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism": Thirty years later
In 1982, the American political scientist Michael Novak gave to the press a work that would leave an indelible mark in the years to come: The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism (Madison Books). The book was translated into Italian and published in 1987 by "Studium" with the title: Lo spirito del capitalismo democratico e il cristianesimo. With this article we wish to emphasize some aspect of this work that greatly influenced the political and economic debate of the last thirty years, noting that The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism was printed and distributed secretly in Poland, Czechoslovakia and other countries of the then Soviet bloc.
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Thirty years later, many of the historical conditions that shaped the world whom he addressed Novak, Deo gratias!, no longer exist. There are new challenges and new threats, but also unprecedented opportunities. What remains of this book is the clear analysis of reality, the precise identification of problems and the lucid and never conformist indication of the possible solutions.
Perhaps it is for this unconventionality today that we feel a desperate need.
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