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"Despite the great economic advantage of capitalism - that it is an efficient system of production and distribution - capitalist societies struggle with its by-products of poverty, exclusion, corruption, and environmental destruction. The essays in ""Ethics and Capitalism"" address the question of ensuring ethical and just societies within a capitalist system without sacrificing productivity. The introductory essay is a guide to the issues in the emerging field of ethics and capitalism, and refers to recent contributions from several disciplines. The collection as a whole evaluates the morality of capitalism by looking at its foundation in property theory, its relationship to democracy, the problems of corruption and globalization, as well as the impact of capitalism on non-European cultures and the environment. Contributors consider various ideological and cultural biases that affect our understanding of capitalism. It is the aim of the collection to defend the practical merits of capitalism while raising concerns about its ethical problems. In conclusion, the volume considers the possibility of a mitigated form of capitalism that would ensure economic efficiency and productivity while avoiding ethical pitfalls."

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Author:   John Douglas Bishop ,  John Douglas Bishop
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.488kg
ISBN:  

9780802046895

ISBN 10:   0802046894
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 April 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Ethics and capitalism : a guide to the issues / John Douglas Bishop -- The justification of private property / Dan Usher -- Capitalism versus democracy : the marketing of votes and the marketing of political power / David Copp -- Gender and the 'separative self' in economics, ethics, and management / Julie A. Nelson -- Business, globalization, and the logic and ethics of corruption / A.W. Cragg -- Resistance is futile : aboriginal peoples meet the Borg of capitalism / David R. Newhouse -- Capitalism, ethics, and ecology : the tyranny of the corporate agenda / Lionel Rubinoff -- Can capitalism save itself? some ruminations of the fate of capitalism / Leo Groarke.

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John Douglas Bishop is Associate Professor in the Administrative Studies Program at Trent University.

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