Can I read Ethics in Economics : An Introduction to Moral Frameworks on EtoBox?

Ethics in Economics : An Introduction to Moral Frameworks by Wight, Jonathan B.; Jonathan, Wight ; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ethics in Economics : An Introduction to Moral Frameworks about?

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 -- Economic justice : process versus outcomes -- Economic justice : equal opportunity -- Ethical pluralism in economics.;"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: outcome-based, duty- and rule-based, and virtue-based. Integrating contemporary theoretical and applied research on ethics within a historical framework, Wight provides a thorough and accessible outline of all three schools, explaining how they fit or contrast with the economic welfare model. The book then uses these conceptual underpinnings to examine a range of contemporary topics, such as the 2008 financial crisis, the mora

Who reads Ethics in Economics : An Introduction to Moral Frameworks?

Author

Wight, Jonathan B.; Jonathan, Wight ;

Publisher

Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804794565

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Economics, Business