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Anti-Union Hypocrisy and the Janus Case
Economics, Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 4/16/18 Economics, Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 4/16/18

Anti-Union Hypocrisy and the Janus Case

The same radical individualism that wants unions to be nothing but ineffectual voluntary organizations likewise sees marriage and the family as mere voluntary associations.

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What We Can Learn from the Guilds
Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 5/8/16 Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 5/8/16

What We Can Learn from the Guilds

No one is arguing for an exact return to the medieval guilds, any more than advocating that people should go around talking Chaucerian English.

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The Recovery of the Guilds
Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 3/15/16 Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 3/15/16

The Recovery of the Guilds

Is it possible that the guilds, those great symbols of medieval culture and enterprise, might be restored to life in our own time?

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Can Guilds Save Education?
Education, Guilds, Richard Gallenstein Richard Gallenstein 8/12/13 Education, Guilds, Richard Gallenstein Richard Gallenstein 8/12/13

Can Guilds Save Education?

Guilds are exactly what our country needs to save our educational system and our students.

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Innovation
Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/29/12 Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/29/12

Innovation

Will the elimination of large monopolies really stifle innovation and technological development?

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The Guild System
Guilds, Hilaire Belloc, Vintage Distributism Hilaire Belloc 11/26/11 Guilds, Hilaire Belloc, Vintage Distributism Hilaire Belloc 11/26/11

The Guild System

The Guild is the oldest, most deeply rooted of all human institutions. It has appeared in all civilizations because it is necessary to stability.

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Distributism and the Health Care System
Guilds, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/10/11 Guilds, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/10/11

Distributism and the Health Care System

The United States spends almost as much in public money as the English do, yet we do not have universal health care.

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The Vocational Group
Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 6/19/11 Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 6/19/11

The Vocational Group

The concept and the reality of vocational groups are at the heart of the traditional Catholic approach to solving socio-economic problems.

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Capitalist Monopolies vs Distributist Guilds
Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/10/11 Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/10/11

Capitalist Monopolies vs Distributist Guilds

Under our existing capitalist monopolies, huge businesses buy out or undersell the local competition.

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 1/26/11 Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 1/26/11

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

How big a town or city would we need for a guild to develop to meet the need for regulation?

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A Parallel Economy
Culture, Economics, Guilds, Dr. Peter Chojnowski Dr. Peter Chojnowski 11/15/10 Culture, Economics, Guilds, Dr. Peter Chojnowski Dr. Peter Chojnowski 11/15/10

A Parallel Economy

Our "parallel economy" is an economy that provides for the same needs as the capitalist economy, but provides for them in a different manner.

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How the Guilds May Be Restored
Guilds, Vintage Distributism Guest Post 8/21/10 Guilds, Vintage Distributism Guest Post 8/21/10

How the Guilds May Be Restored

Like the Guilds, unions are not political creations, but voluntary organizations which have arisen spontaneously to protect the weaker members of society.

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The Place of Guilds in A Distributist Economy
Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 7/14/10 Guilds, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 7/14/10

The Place of Guilds in A Distributist Economy

We might begin our consideration of guilds by asking some basic questions about the economy: What is an economy for?

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The Future of the Christian Voluntary Sector
Catholic Social Teaching, Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 7/5/10 Catholic Social Teaching, Guilds, Russell Sparkes Russell Sparkes 7/5/10

The Future of the Christian Voluntary Sector

There is a clear need for a replacement philosophy in a variety of intellectual areas, and not just economics, but also in the voluntary sector.

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