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The economics of sin : rational choice or no choice at all?
Cameron, Samuel - 2002
1. Introduction -- 2. Tools of the trade : rational choice -- 3. Religion -- 4. Greed, lust, sloth and waste -- 5. Envy and jealousy -- 6. Lies and deceit -- 7. Matters of life and death -- 8. Addiction -- 9. Adultery -- 10. Prostitution -- 11. Conclusion.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420111
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Ethik und Wirtschaftstheorie
Rothschild, Kurt Wilhelm - 1993
objectivity and ethics. The main purpose of economic science is to analyse and 'explain' the economic process but not necessarily …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473941
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Ethics and uncertainty : the economics of John M. Keynes and Frank H. Knight
Greer, William B. - 2000
role in ensuring the smooth operation of a system of otherwise free markets. Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two … policy recommendations. The volume illustrates that the important lesson to learn from both Knight and Keynes is that ethics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474106
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Marx, Veblen, and contemporary institutional political economy : principles and unstable dynamics of capitalism
O'Hara, Phillip Anthony - 2000
This book uses an institutional-evolutionary approach to analyse economic problems associated with developments in capitalism during the second half of the twentieth century. It argues that economics should centre on institutions - the durable fabric of the economy over time. Drawing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473904
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Unemployment, recession and effective demand : the contributions of Marx, Keynes and Kalecki
Sardoni, Claudio - 2011
In the midst of the current world economic crisis, many claim there is a necessity to return to the Marxian and Keynesian traditions in order to better understand the dynamics of market economies. This book is an important step in that direction. It presents a critical examination of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851524
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Macroeconomic theory and its failings : alternative perspectives on the global financial crisis
Kates, Steven (contributor) - 2010
"This innovative book focuses on the current global financial crisis and the inadequacies of the economic theories being used to guide policy. In so doing, it tackles the economic theories that have been used firstly to understand its causes and thereafter to contain the damage it has brought."...
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Practicing responsibility in business schools : implications for teaching, research, and innovation
Asheim, Bjørn T. (ed.); Laudal, Thomas (ed.);  … - 2023
"Promoting more responsible action in relation to business sustainability, this book addresses the increasing discomfort among faculty members and wider society as to how business schools prepare students for the future. Reflective and inspiring, it seeks to motivate the necessary action which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437083
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Handbook of accounting, accountability and governance
Carnegie, Garry D. (ed.); Napier, Christopher (ed.) - 2023
"This Handbook explores how accounting, accountability and governance are interconnected, and demonstrates that they must operate effectively together in establishing good personal and organizational behaviour in entities of all types around the globe. The health of organizations, both financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372520
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Handbook on responsible leadership and governance in global business
Doh, Jonathan P. (contributor);  … - 2005
Ethics, social responsibility, leadership, governance. These terms are heard in the classroom, in the boardroom, and … lacking. Although commitments to leadership, ethics, and social responsibility are evident, individuals and companies are … : ethics, social impact and the global common good -- pt. IV. Responsible governance in corporations and professional services …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850866
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Joint production and responsibility in ecological economics : on the foundations of environmental policy
Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2006
pt. 1. Conceptual foundations -- pt. 2. Economics -- pt. 3. Ethics -- pt. 4. Case studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851862