Morals and Markets [electronic resource] : An Evolutionary Account of the Modern World /
Friedman, D.author.
In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other.
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Cover; Contents; Prologue; 1 The Savanna Code: What Good Are Morals?; 2 Bazaar and Empire: How Did We Become Civilized and Why Did We Start Shopping?; 3 The Great Transformation: Why Is the Modern World So Rich?; 4 Utopias of Cooperation: Romantics, Communists, and Other Anti-moderns; 5 Russia's Transition to Kleptocracy: When Markets Need Morals; 6 Japan's Bubbles and Zombies: When Morals Choke Markets; 7 Towers of Trust: The Rise (and Occasional Crash) of Financial Markets; 8 From Hudson's Bay to eBay: Why Do Some People Like Going to Work?; 9 Markets for Crime and Markets for Punishment
10 Mullahs' Revenge: Gangs, Cults, and Anti-terrorists11 Cooling the Earth: Environmental Markets and Morals; 12 Future Morals and Markets: Can This Marriage Be Saved?; Appendix: Technical Details; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other.
Economic theory.
Business ethics.
Marketing.
Economic history.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Business Ethics.
Marketing.
Economic History.