Ethical reflections on the financial crisis 2007/2008 making use of Smith, Musgrave and Rajan

In this book the author reflects on the philosophical and ethical bases of the financial crisis 2007-08 and the subsequent recession. He finds in Adam Smith solid arguments for the new free market economy, capitalism, but also arguments for a  role for the government in the case of public goods (roa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ver Eecke, Wilfried (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer c2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in economics
SpringerBriefs in Economics,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009464931806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Adam Smith and the Free Market
  • The Concepts of Private, Public and Merit Goods
  • Business Ethics and Eleven Categories of Merit Goods
  • The Ethical and Socio-political Dimensions of the Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and the Subsequent Recession
  • Conclusion.