This study analyses the influence that Adam Smith's philosophy had on his Wealth of Nations, and reveals the unity in Smith's extensive system of morals, politics, and economics. It concludes that Smith was motivated by a political ideal, which was moral liberalism.

Engages with a range of alternative ethical perspectives and the initiatives to which they give rise. This book features case studies that covers a range of places, commodities and initiatives, including Fair Trade and organic production activism in Hungary, Fair Trade coffee in Costa Rica and...

The first and only comprehensive explanation of GIPS,including how to comply with and implement them While the CFA Institute has published Global InvestmentPerformance Standards (GIPS) for years, there has never been aserious discussion of their implementation and best use. In this new book,...

Social Banking describes a way of value-driven banking that has a positive social and ecological impact at its heart, as well as its own economic sustainability. Although it has a long and successful history, it has arguably never been more topical than it is now in the aftermath of the latest...

This book discusses theories in economics and ethics to help the reader understand all points of view regarding the crossroads between economic systems and individual and social values. Easily accessible to non-specialists, the book also provides numerous insights for specialists in economics,...

Economic Morality and Jewish Law compares the way in which welfare economics and Jewish law determine the propriety of an economic action, whether by a private citizen or the government. Issues explored include negative externalities, price controls, the lemons problem, the living wage, and...

FRONT COVER -- NEW ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON CORRUPTION -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- CHAPTER 1 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON CORRUPTION: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTERS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Developments in the Global Economy -- 2 Capitalism, the Market, and Morality -- 3 Shifts in the Global Economy of the 1980s-2010 and Changes in the Moral and Psychological Climate -- 4 International Relations, 1980s-2008: Putting Self-Interest...

Intro -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- I Introduction -- 1 Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: Origins, Evidence, and Consequences -- II The Behavioral Ecology of Cooperation -- 2 The Evolution of Cooperation in Primate Groups -- 3 The Natural History of Human Food Sharing and Cooperation:...