The inequality delusion and other scapegoats for populism -- The fairness instinct -- Economic unfairness and the rise of populism -- The twin virtues of equal opportunity and fair unequal outcomes -- Constraints and solutions to economic fairness -- Conclusion. Scripting a path forward.

1. Labor Resists -- 2. Early Nineteenth-Century Changes -- 3. Examples of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Business Ethics in America -- 4. Rise of Industrialization -- 5. Ethics of the Firm and Strategic Behavior -- 6. John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil -- 7. Rise of the Big Retail Merchants -- 8....

"When people encounter goods in the marketplace - sugar, clothes, phones, etc. - there is a slim chance they will seek information about the origins of those goods. Far more likely is that the goods will remain anonymous, and the labor that went into making them, the supply chain through which...

This book combines elements of economic and business history to study business ethics from the nineteenth century to today. It concentrates on American and British business history, delving into issues such as slavery, industrialization, firm behavior and monopolies, and Ponzi schemes. This book...