Economics for humans
By: Julie A. Nelson.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects; Economic man; Feminist economics
Description: 'Economics for Humans' argues against the well-ingrained notion that economics is immune to moral values and distant from human relationships. The text will both invigorate and inspire readers to reshape the way they view the economy, its possibilities, and their place within it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tending the body: the history of economics; title: Tending the soul: the defense of "noneconomic values"; title: Bringing body and soul together; title: Love and money? The question of individual motivation; title: Business and ethics? The question of organizational behavior; title: Keeping body and soul together.