Ethics and the Future of Capitalism
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781351324670
Subjects: Economics; Moral and ethical aspects; International trade; Globalization; Business ethics; Human rights; Capitalism; Économie politique; Aspect moral; Commerce international; Mondialisation; Morale des affaires; Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Description: "With the collapse of communism and the accelerated trend of globalization, a new stage of capitalism has arrived. Protest actions that occurred in Seattle and Washington as well as in Prague and Genoa, clearly show that the legitimacy of capitalism is being questioned in many respects. Surveys in Eastern and Central Europe show that a considerable part of the population is not able to accept capitalism as an economic system. This volume assesses the ethical basis of capitalism in an effort to assess its future in the twenty-first century. Contributors range from one of the world's most successful capitalists and philanthropists to the founder of INSEAD, Europe's leading business school, to noted economists, philosophers, cultural historians, and business ethicists."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editorial; Preface; Introduction; Against Market Fundamentalism: ""The Capitalist Threat"" Reconsidered; Ethics of Capitalism; Misunderstood and Abused Liberalism; Humanizing the Economy: On the Relationship between the Ethics of Human Rights and Economic Discourse; The Possibility of Stakeholder Capitalism; Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Ethicality in Business and Management; Responsibility and Profit Making; References; About the Contributors.