Vita e Pensiero

Terzo fascicolo del 2022

The world is often shocked by economic, financial, environmental and health emergencies that require global responses. A holistic approach to reviewing development models is needed, one that does not give up healthy growth and avoids an unequal and unregulated capitalism. A unique and organic path can be found within the social doctrine of the Church...

Using the concepts of category theory, we re-examine ordinalism and cardinalism. We illustrate why cardinal and ordinal assumptions constitute two levels of measurability, but other cases may exist...

This paper is a discussion of a new book by Andrea Boitani entitled Le illusioni del liberismo. “Liberismo”, in the present day, is more or less synonymous with the American “neo-liberalism”...

Secondo fascicolo del 2022

In this paper, we investigate the impact of disability on job satisfaction and work-related stress using the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS, sixth wave). Employees with limitations in daily activities related to their long-term illness or health problems are found to experience lower job satisfaction and higher work-related stress. For these employees, a multivariate analysis shows that future adaption of the workplace or work activities can affect work-related stress and job satisfaction and that work-life balance has a higher impact than on the overall sample...

This article presents an updated review of the employment policy of sheltered employment for people with disabilities. We review the international literature, focusing on the European Union and especially on Spain, because of the great importance of sheltered employment centres in this country...