Efficiency and Justice: A Christian Perspective on Socio-Economic Development
There is a growing global demand for justice. At first glance, however, justice seems more like a moral category rather than an economic one. Can an economy be efficient in its creative power and at the same time just in its distribution mechanisms? Is a “rosy” response the only reaction to the demand for justice? Some Russian entrepreneurs pose an even sharper question: is it possible to have an “Orthodox economy” based on value principles? Or is religious choice always a personal matter? A crucial element of effective management today is the developed corporate culture of an enterprise. Can it be based on religious principles? What is the responsibility of a Christian manager? Let us also remember Russian economic traditions: can we discern any substantive messages in them that could help us today in enterprise management and socio-economic development as a whole?
Moderator
Roman Torgashin,
Director, People of Faith Endowment Fund
Panellists
Alexander Vedyakhin,
First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Sergey Ivanov,
Executive Director, Member of the Board of Directors, EFKO Management Company
Andrey Klepach,
Chief Economist, VEB.RF
Ilya Kuzmenkov,
Chief Editor, Radio "VERA"
Vladimir Legoyda,
Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church's Relations with Society and Mass Media, Russian Orthodox Church
Mikhail Leontyev,
Press Secretary, Rosneft
Pavel Seleznev,
Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Financial University)
Dmitry Chernyshenko,
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation