Rohnn B. Sanderson, Marc A. Pugliese

Beyond Naïveté (eBook, ePUB)

Ethics, Economics and Values

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses theories in economics and ethics to help the reader understand all points of view regarding the crossroads between economic systems and individual and social values. Covering microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, as well as many topics discussed in a university-level ethics course, Beyond Naïveté demonstrates how ethics and philosophy speak to economic questions and how economics addresses philosophical and ethical questions. Easily accessible to non-specialists, the book also provides numerous insights for specialists in economics, philosophical ethics, or both.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761859598
• Artikelnr.: 38217106

Autorenporträt

Rohnn B. Sanderson is assistant professor of finance and economics at Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky. He holds a M.S. in finance and a Ph.D. in economics. His work includes the study of the economy as a dynamic system, specifically when an economic system becomes chaotic.

Inhaltsangabe

Ethicist's Foreword: Kathryn D. Blanchard
Economist's Foreword: Craig D. Broadbent
Introduction
Chapter 1: Economics & Ethics-The Basics
Chapter 2: Microeconomics & Normative Ethics
Chapter 3: Macroeconomics & Social Ethics
Chapter 4: Specific Issues in Macroeconomics & Social Ethics
Chapter 5: Moral Assessments of Capitalism, Socialism & Communism
Conclusion