An Ethical Analysis of Corporate Bailouts

This article examines corporate bailouts from several ethical perspectives. Utilitarian analysis concludes that bailouts cannot be ethically justified because the losers exceed the winners. Applying rights theory reaches the same conclusion for different reasons

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	McGee, Robert W.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Schuldenübernahme \| Bailout \| Unternehmensethik \| Business ethics \| Ethik \| Ethics \| Insolvenz \| Insolvency \| Bank

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (19 p)
Series:	Florida International University Chapman Graduated School of Business Working Paper
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 20, 2008 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1304754 [DOI]
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; D6 - Welfare Economics ; H81 - Governmental Loans, Loan Guarantees, and Credits ; M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility ; G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance ; D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights ; A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines ; A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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