Halliday, D. 1981-
The ethics of capitalism: An introduction / [electronic resource] Daniel Halliday and John Thrasher. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020. - e-book contains 264 pages :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
Contents
Front Matter
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface for Students
Preface for Instructors
Acknowledgments
Expand1 Introduction: What Is This Book about?
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Expand2 Capitalism Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: The Rise and Fall (and Resurrection?) of Political Economy
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Expand3 Getting Out of Feudalism— and Staying Out!
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Expand4 Market Order and Market Failure
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Expand5 So Why Not Socialism?
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Expand6 Low Wages and Lousy Jobs
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Expand7 The Welfare State and Its Rivals
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Expand8 We Are the World; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Trade
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Expand9 Keeping Up with the Joneses (and the Kardashians): Positional Goods and Wars of All against All
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Expand10 Why Are We Still Working So Hard?
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Expand11 Do Markets Wreck the Planet?
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Expand12 Boldly Going Where No Market Has Gone Before—Should Some Things Not Be for Sale?
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End Matter
References
Index
Abstract
This book acquaints the reader with arguments for the moral foundations of market society, as well as the applications of these arguments. Broadly, the book encourages a distinction between capitalism construed as an ideal rather than as a label for the economic status quo and its associated injustices. These foundational arguments are compared with arguments in favor of socialism. Special attention is paid to historically significant figures such as Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, and F.A. Hayek. Later chapters deal with more specific and contemporary themes. These include problems not fully foreseen by historic proponents of market order, such as the challenges of climate change, competitive consumption, and the need for an institutionalized order for global trade. Other chapters focus on institutions familiar to most market societies, such as a welfare state, as well as alternatives, such as basic income. Overall, the book seeks to both revisit historically influential arguments for capitalism while also seeking to examine how these historical views stand up to contemporary challenges of economic justice. The book is written primarily for an audience of undergraduates (including majors in the humanities and the social sciences). But it would also be useful for anyone seeking a summary of major themes in political economy, particularly those with moral significance.
9780190096243 GBP212.18
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190096205.001.0001 DOI:
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Kapitalismus
Ethik
Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy.
306.342 / HAL/E
The ethics of capitalism: An introduction / [electronic resource] Daniel Halliday and John Thrasher. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020. - e-book contains 264 pages :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
Contents
Front Matter
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface for Students
Preface for Instructors
Acknowledgments
Expand1 Introduction: What Is This Book about?
View chapter
Expand2 Capitalism Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: The Rise and Fall (and Resurrection?) of Political Economy
View chapter
Expand3 Getting Out of Feudalism— and Staying Out!
View chapter
Expand4 Market Order and Market Failure
View chapter
Expand5 So Why Not Socialism?
View chapter
Expand6 Low Wages and Lousy Jobs
View chapter
Expand7 The Welfare State and Its Rivals
View chapter
Expand8 We Are the World; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Trade
View chapter
Expand9 Keeping Up with the Joneses (and the Kardashians): Positional Goods and Wars of All against All
View chapter
Expand10 Why Are We Still Working So Hard?
View chapter
Expand11 Do Markets Wreck the Planet?
View chapter
Expand12 Boldly Going Where No Market Has Gone Before—Should Some Things Not Be for Sale?
View chapter
End Matter
References
Index
Abstract
This book acquaints the reader with arguments for the moral foundations of market society, as well as the applications of these arguments. Broadly, the book encourages a distinction between capitalism construed as an ideal rather than as a label for the economic status quo and its associated injustices. These foundational arguments are compared with arguments in favor of socialism. Special attention is paid to historically significant figures such as Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, and F.A. Hayek. Later chapters deal with more specific and contemporary themes. These include problems not fully foreseen by historic proponents of market order, such as the challenges of climate change, competitive consumption, and the need for an institutionalized order for global trade. Other chapters focus on institutions familiar to most market societies, such as a welfare state, as well as alternatives, such as basic income. Overall, the book seeks to both revisit historically influential arguments for capitalism while also seeking to examine how these historical views stand up to contemporary challenges of economic justice. The book is written primarily for an audience of undergraduates (including majors in the humanities and the social sciences). But it would also be useful for anyone seeking a summary of major themes in political economy, particularly those with moral significance.
9780190096243 GBP212.18
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190096205.001.0001 DOI:
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Kapitalismus
Ethik
Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy.
306.342 / HAL/E
