"Subsidiarity, in addition to being one of the features of federalism, also refers to the theological belief that nothing should be done by a larger, more complex organization that can be accomplished as well by a smaller, simpler organization.
As developed by German theologian Oswald von Nell-Breuning, the principle is based upon the autonomy and dignity of the human individual and emphasizes the importance of small institutions from the family to the church to labor unions. Inasmuch as the welfare state is an instrument of centralized government, it is in conflict not only with personal freedom but also with Catholic teaching, as John Paul II noted in 1991.
He wrote that the intervention of the state deprived society of its responsibility."
This summary, by Kathleen Parker in a recent review of Romney's European trip, contains echoes of Distributism, a theoretical--and never to my knowledge purposely tried--notion of capitalism that emphasizes the small over the big, the individual over the corporation, and was championed by economists like E. F. Schumacher. It has suffered in history from a horrible modern deficit: Its foundation is moral.
Schumacher tried to show that individual ownership and production in life was essential to enriching the human spirit.
But, if it can't be quantified, it can't be.
As developed by German theologian Oswald von Nell-Breuning, the principle is based upon the autonomy and dignity of the human individual and emphasizes the importance of small institutions from the family to the church to labor unions. Inasmuch as the welfare state is an instrument of centralized government, it is in conflict not only with personal freedom but also with Catholic teaching, as John Paul II noted in 1991.
He wrote that the intervention of the state deprived society of its responsibility."
This summary, by Kathleen Parker in a recent review of Romney's European trip, contains echoes of Distributism, a theoretical--and never to my knowledge purposely tried--notion of capitalism that emphasizes the small over the big, the individual over the corporation, and was championed by economists like E. F. Schumacher. It has suffered in history from a horrible modern deficit: Its foundation is moral.
Schumacher tried to show that individual ownership and production in life was essential to enriching the human spirit.
But, if it can't be quantified, it can't be.
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