Using the Institutional Model to Overcome Social Sin

AUTEUR :  JOSEPH LOÏC MBEN

ABSTRACT

This essay tries to see how structures of grace can replace sinful structures with the help of the institutional model. The author uses colonialism as a case study. The first two sections look at the reality of social sin with its complexities. The institutional model, which is initially borrowed from development economics, is a strategic tool designed to positively change society’s structures and institutions. It is predicated on the assumption that human beings are social beings and not monads. There are five key institutions to look at, namely, norms, organizations, regulations, incentives and capacities. The institutional model can provide a concrete strategy that can supplement Catholic Social Teaching (CST) for instance.
Loïc Mben SJ, Kanien 8/2 (2020) 45-71.
nel peut fournir une stratégie concrète qui peut compléter l’Enseignement Social de l’Eglise (ESE) par exemple