Canada the Good
Subtitle: A Short History of Vice Since 1500
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781554589470
Subjects: Vice; Law enforcement; Social norms; Canada, history; Canada, social policy
Description: "To invest in vice can be a sound financial decision, but despite the lure of healthy profits, individuals and mutual funds have been reluctant to invest in this type of stock. After all, who would take pride in supporting the tobacco industry, knowing it sells a deadly product? And what social responsibilities do investors bear with respect to compulsive gamblers who have lost so much money that suicide becomes an attractive option?