Neoliberal Economy in Collision with Orthodox Ecclesiology

Nenad D. Dugalić – Visoka poslovna škola strukovnih studija, Gradski park 2, 11080 Beograd, Srbija

Sažetak: Bezidejnost modernog društva rezultira u obezboženju ekonomi­je i identifikaciji ljudskog progresa sa privrednim rastom i razvojem. Tenden­cija jeste da se minimizira uticaj bilo kakve moralne i duhovne vrednosti koje sprečavaju ostvarenje materijalnog dobitka. Neprekidna akumulacija kapi­tala i enormno povećanje profita, bez ikakvog krajnjeg smisla dovodi do eko­nomske i društvene krize. Problem nije u progresivnom razvoju, već u jedno­stranosti i apsurdnom ekonomskom rastu čiji je cilj stvaranje viška vredno­sti, a ne služenje ljudskim potrebama. Upravo se zbog toga javljaju socijalni problemi i društvene nejednakosti, gde se čovek ne sagledava kao jedinstve­no psihofizičko biće satkano iz Božije ljubavi. Zato se u ovom radu čini poku­šaj da se barem malo ukaže na dosta divergentne odnose pravoslavnog pre­danja i neoliberalne ekonomije u savremenom svetu.

Abstract: The lack of ideas (principles) of modern society results in the un­deification of the economy and the identification of human progress with economic growth and development. The tendency is to minimize the influ­ence of any moral and spiritual values that could prevent material benefit. The continuous accumulation of capital and the enormous increase in prof­its, without any ultimate meaning, leads to an economic and social crisis. The problem is not in progressive development but in one-sidedness and ab­surd economic growth whose goal is to create surplus value and not to serve human needs. This is exactly why social problems and social inequalities oc­cur, where man is not seen as a unique psychophysical being created from God’s love. Consequently, in this paper, an attempt is made to at least slight­ly indicate the quite divergent relations between the Orthodox tradition and the neoliberal economy in the modern world.

7th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2023 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 23, 2023, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-69-1, ISSN 2683-4510, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2023

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