Hilaire Belloc

[brgregmack]

What were his views on economics? Does he touch upon his views in Europe and the Faith?

 

[Aelred_Minor]

Well, he was one of the sources for the ideal of distributism, so maybe you could begin by looking that up.

I’ve only read The Path to Rome by him and I don’t recall any divergences into economics other than one really basic one about what would become distributism (I don’t think his ideas were fully formed yet when he wrote The Path to Rome, that’s why I say “would become”). I would guess that The Servile State would contain some of his economic ideas, though I don’t think it’s mainly about distributism per se, from what I’ve heard.

 

[chipeto]

I have read An Essay on the Restoration of Property, which is brief but good. He is certainly a distributist. Check out The ChesterBelloc Mandate.

 

[Karl_Keating]

You also could try his Economics for Helen.

 

[GKC]

Well, he was one of the sources for the ideal of distributism, so maybe you could begin by looking that up.

I’ve only read The Path to Rome by him and I don’t recall any divergences into economics other than one really basic one about what would become distributism (I don’t think his ideas were fully formed yet when he wrote The Path to Rome, that’s why I say “would become”). I would guess that The Servile State would contain some of his economic ideas, though I don’t think it’s mainly about distributism per se, from what I’ve heard.

It isn’t, though it would bear on this topic, generally.

GKC

 

[PiousTemplar]

You also could try his Economics for Helen.

Karl! What’s the chance you will ever visit Australia for talks?