Ethics, Economics and Social Institutions
By: Pandit, Vishwanath
Material type: BookPublisher: Singapore : Springer Science and Business Media, c2016.Description: xxii, 169 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9789811008979Subject(s): Ethics | Economic history | Behavioral economics | Social policy | Social structure | Social inequality | Economics | Behavioral/Experimental Economics | Social Structure, Social Inequality | Social PolicyDDC classification: 174 PA ET Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 174 PA ET (Browse shelf) | Available | T0054506 |
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174 ET HI Ethics and entertainment : | 174 FO RT For the common good : | 174 LE AD Leadership for environmental sustainability / | 174 PA ET Ethics, Economics and Social Institutions | 174 PO SI Positive ethics in economics / | 174 SE ON On ethics and economics / | 174.2 PO LE Student note-taking guide for legal and ethical issues for health professionals / |
A General Preview.- Economics and Ethics: Evolution and Interaction.- Rationality, Welfare and Ethics.- Alternatives Paradigms in Ethics.- Prosperity and Happiness.- Ethical Norms and Social Institutions.- Ethics under Deeper Views of Life.- Missions for Social Ethics.- Summing Up.
The book highlights the ethical aspects and issues that are inherent to economics in the context of today's prominent social institutions. It reviews a range of problems concerning dominant social institutions, namely markets, government agencies, corporate entities, financial networks, and religious systems. Further, in each case, the book takes a detailed look at the economic problems as they arise within a broader sociological and political environment, taking into account the respective ethical/philosophical paradigms. It analyzes from an ethical point of view topics like the evolution of economic thought, happiness and spirituality, and human values in relation to ethics.