An economy oriented toward production for market exchange provides the optimal conditions for long-lasting and ever-expanding productive capacity based on modern technology.

There is an intrinsic linkage between socialism and economic inefficiency.

Our institute's agenda is relatively simple. We study the relationship between social-economic change and culture. By culture we mean beliefs, values and lifestyles. We cover a broad range of issues, and we work very internationally.

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term

East Asia confirms the superior capacity of industrial capitalism in raising the material standard of living of large masses of people.

There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved

Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market economy, but you can have a market economy without democracy.