Ethics in economics : an introduction to moral frameworks / Jonathan B. Wight.
Ethics in economics : an introduction to moral frameworks / Jonathan B. Wight.
Ethics in economics : an introduction to moral frameworks / Jonathan B. Wight.
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Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.
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G 2016/1982
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English
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xvii, 275 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Why ethics matters -- Outcomes -- Duties, rules, and virtues -- Welfare and efficiency -- Pareto efficiency and cost-benefit analysis -- Critiques of welfare as preference satisfaction -- Moral limits to markets -- The science behind Adam Smith's ethics -- Ethics and the financial crisis of 2008 --...
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Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.
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California
Date Published
2015.
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"In Ethics in Economics, Jonathan B. Wight provides an overview of the role that ethical considerations play in economic debates. Whereas much of the field tends to focus on welfare outcomes, Wight calls for a deeper examination of the origin and evolution of our moral norms. He argues that economic life relies on three interrelated ethical systems...
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Ethics in economics : an introduction to moral frameworks / Jonathan B. Wight.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1982
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74VKzbD3QZmb
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ISBN
9780804794534 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804793285 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
174.4
MMS ID
991023562419702626
