Friday, 23 December 2016 14:20

The Diffidence of Distributists

The Diffidence of Distributists

From something a Distributist once said to me about the primacy of the moral in economics, I wonder if the following might explain Distributism’s reticence where Social Credit was concerned.

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Thursday, 26 May 2016 16:39

What Social Credit Can Do for Distributists

What Social Credit Can Do for Distributists

As I explained in my first article for The Distributist Review, the economic proposals of Social Credit aim at the establishment of a widespread distribution of private productive property ownership through the means of monetary reform.

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Sunday, 17 April 2016 16:31

Social Credit: An Introduction for Distributists

Social Credit: An Introduction for Distributists

As every distributist knows, there are three basic economic systems. The first upholds private ownership of the means of production but concentrates it in the hands of the few...

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