As an advocate of Distributism, an early 20th-century school of social thought developed by the author and his colleagues, Chesterton addresses the topics of concentration of wealth, poverty, work, agriculture, machinery, and capital in this famous work. He favored distribution of wealth while being antisocialist; he advocated ownership of private property while being anticapitalist. He argues that the economic order is bound by moral law and that man should be served by the economy rather than serving it.
"A truely rich book . . . full of unique wisdom that applies as much today as when it was first written." -- David Rockett, President, the Agrarian Foundation
"At once enduring, topical, and brilliant." -- Dr. James Hanink, New Oxford Review
"Philosophy at its most inspirational, theology at its most profound and answers at their most practical." -- S.A. Phelan, Seattlecatholic.com
