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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David C. Rose (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, University of Missouri - St. Louis)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 16.10cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780199360598ISBN 10: 0199360596 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 06 March 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Opportunism 3. Group Size 4. Moral Values 5. Harm-Based Moral Restraint 6. The Empathy Problem 7. Duty-Based Moral Restraint 8. The Moral Foundation 9. Trust 10. Culture 11. Conclusion References IndexReviewsThis is a very interesting and timely argument....the message is important and sobering. * The Enlightened Economist blog * This is a very interesting and timely argument....the message is important and sobering. --The Enlightened Economist blog Following in the tradition of Adam Smith, David Rose provides a modern economic perspective on how 'the wealth of nations' depends on 'a theory of moral sentiments.' This book provides such a theory and explains why all societies attempt to inculcate moral restraints on homo economicus. After reading it you have new insights into how and why morality is so important to economic prosperity. --Terry L. Anderson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Executive Director, Property and Environment Research Center As members of the American body politic, we are failing to transmit intergenerational elements of our cultural heritage without which a free and prosperous society cannot exist. This book brings attention to the moral bases for the civic order that we too often take for granted. Only if we first understand what is happening can the erosion of our moral capital be turned around. --James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1986 How did we move from the hunter-gatherer societies of our forbearers to the complex globally-interconnected world of today? How does one maintain prosperity when localized knowledge and large numbers of market participants make 'golden opportunities' for undetected opportunistic behavior ever more possible? What sets of moral beliefs are most conducive to maximizing general prosperity, and how are they inculcated? Drawing on, but also going beyond, the ideas of such thinkers as the Smiths (both Adam and Vernon), Douglass North, F. A. Hayek, and others, as well as his own fertile mind, David Rose provides the answers to these and other questions in a book that explores the interstices of economics, cultural studies, and applied moral theory. It is a compelling account. --Bruce Caldwell, Duke University Modern economics is returning to its moral philosophy roots; D Author InformationDavid C. Rose is Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1987 from the University of Virginia. He has published scholarly articles on a wide range of topics in micro and macroeconomics. He frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews and Op-Eds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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