title: Economics for Helen
author:  Hilaire Belloc 
description: "Belloc understood the essentials of economics and presents them in his clear, entertaining and inimitable style." -- <i>Timothy J. Cullen, former partner, Cold Mountain Capital Management, December 29, 2003</i><br /><br />"One of [Catholic Social Teachings] most observant and capable apologists is, without question, Hilaire Belloc." -- <i>Robert Boehm, M.B.A., former financial consultant, Chartered Life Underwirter, Chartered Financial Consultant, December 13, 2003</i>
zlib_text: ECONOMICS
  for Helen
  BY HILAIRE BELLOC
  A BRIEF OUTLINE OF REAL ECONOMY
  Introduction by Dr. Edward A. McPhail
  Foreword by Dr. Alberto Piedra
  
  Testimony from the “real” economists for 
  Belloc’s Economics for Helen...
  “This highly original and perceptive book should be read by 
  everyone who has any interest in the just functioning of markets. 
  Hilaire Belloc’s analysis of the processes of production, exchange, 
  and consumption displays a profundity that is belied by the brevity of 
  the book, and a faithfulness to a Catholic worldview that is sadly all 
  too rare in books on this topic.”
  —Andrew Abela, Ph.D. 
  Professor of Marketing, Catholic University of America
  “In another era of economic uncertainty, Hilaire Belloc’s 
  Economics for Helen provided readers with an insightful introduction 
  to both economic theory and policy. Rejecting the prevailing economic 
  trends of mammoth industrial capitalism and state socialism, Belloc’s 
  economics offered a prudent alternative on a human scale that w