Economics and Ethics

An Introduction to Theory, Institutions, and Policy

Douglas Vickers (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

1997
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-95979-1 (ISBN)

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Noted economist Douglas Vickers reexamines the relationship between economics and moral philosophy. He addresses three main issues: first, the historical means by which economics has consciously surrendered its original association with ethical categories and criteria;

Noted economist Douglas Vickers reexamines the relationship between economics and moral philosophy. That relationship, once very strong, is again the subject of increasing attention and discussion both within and beyond the academy. Vickers reestablishes the substantial bridges between ethical philosophy and economics. He addresses three main issues: first, the historical means by which economics has consciously surrendered its original association with ethical categories and criteria; second, the need to articulate the appropriate thoughtforms and vocabulary of ethical theory; and third, the illustration of areas in economics where ethical awareness is desirable and should be allowed to exert influence. This work is a major analysis which will be of considerable interest to economists, the business community, government regulators, and all concerned with economic decisionmaking in modern society.

DOUGLAS VICKERS, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has held positions with universities in the United States and Australia and has served with the National Bank of Australasia and Vauxhall Motors Ltd. Among his fourteen earlier books are The Tyranny of the Market and Money Capital in the Theory of the Firm.

Introduction
Economics in Ethical Perspective
The Status of Economic and Ethical Theory
Economics and the Dissolution of the Ethical Ideal
Ethics and Ethical Judgments
Economics as Value-Free
Issues in Economic and Ethical Analysis
The Economics and Ethics of Market Supply
Utilitarianism and Market Demand
Ethics and Economic Distribution
Macroeconomics and Macromorality
References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.7.1997
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	284 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	0-275-95979-1 / 0275959791
ISBN-13	978-0-275-95979-1 / 9780275959791
Zustand	Neuware