Book Reviews
September 27, 2019
Brian Griffiths: “Prosperity: Better Business Makes The Greater Good” by Prof. Colin Mayer
In Prosperity, Colin Mayer presents an ambitious case for redefining the corporation to focus on social purpose, yet his proposals risk undermining the property rights...
Book Review
September 27, 2019
By Brian Griffiths
‘Prosperity’ by Colin Mayer
In Prosperity, Colin Mayer presents an ambitious case for redefining the corporation to focus on social purpose, yet his proposals risk undermining the property rights...
Book Review
April 20, 2026
By Graeme Leach
‘The Permanent Problem’ by Brink Lindsey
Graeme Leach reviews a new book arguing that capitalism has solved scarcity but not yet delivered genuine human flourishing...
Book Review
March 30, 2026
By Naoise Grenham
‘Encountering Artificial Intelligence’ edited by Gaudet et al.
Naoise Grenham comments on the first of a Vatican-led, three-volume series of theological investigations into AI, which is heavily influenced by the late Pope Francis’s...
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February 16, 2026
Welfare and the Common Good
Welfare and the Common Good Maurice Glasman First, it is always an honour to be invited by Lord Griffiths to anything and I always try...
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February 11, 2026
Benefit Companies – A Pathway to the Future
Chapter 3: Benefit Companies – A Pathway to the Future The capital markets in the UK and many other countries are dominated by the...
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February 11, 2026
Creating an Economy of Inclusion
Chapter 1: Creating an Economy of Inclusion Introduction Christian religious leaders are not known for their sympathy towards a market economy. They frequently complain about...
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February 11, 2026
The Paradox of Globalisation
Chapter 5 The Paradox of Globalisation Barbara Ridpath Introduction Globalisation has gone from praised to pilloried. Throughout most of the post-war era, international trade has...
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February 11, 2026
Re-imagining Capitalism for the 21st Century
Re-imagining Capitalism for the 21st Century Chris Pinney Introduction Few would disagree that capitalism is the most powerful economic system humanity has developed. Capitalist societies...
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February 11, 2026
By Brian Griffiths
Instilling Values in Business
Instilling Values in Business Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach I am a great admirer of Alasdair MacIntyre. He is one of the world’s greatest living philosophers...
Blog
February 4, 2026
By Philip Booth
AI and the Future of Higher Learning, Think Tanks and Universities
In his Nobel Prize lecture, Ronald Coase said: ‘a large part of what we think of as economic activity is designed to accomplish what high transaction...