This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 31 July, 2011 This article has been updated since its original publication. Usury and concepts of legitimate interest are points of contention between distributists and modern economists. A lack of understanding on the difference between them, and how to determine if a particular transaction is … More The Errors of the Economists: Usury
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 22 May, 2011 From time to time, readers of The Distributist Review comment on how many articles we have specifically relating to Catholic teaching. There seems to be a view that the case for Distributism should be made on the basis of the economic argument … More Is Distributism Catholic?
This will undoubtedly be considered very controversial by modern capitalists. While there are other aspects of our economic society that must also be addressed, land is the foundational component of all means of production. Under capitalism, as practiced in the modern world, there is practically no limit on the accumulation of land. A single person … More How Do We Achieve the Wider Distribution of Land?
It is not enough to simply describe distributism to those who are unfamiliar with it. As Hilaire Belloc stated in his Essay on the Restoration of Property, the movement must also provide an explanation on how distributism, as an economic system, is a practical and workable system. Those reading our theories have been raised in … More Why Practical Distributism?
Practical Distributism 