Ethics, Economics and Social Institutions
Vishwanath Pandit
- Singapore : Springer Science and Business Media, c2016.
- xxii, 169 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
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Ethics Economic history Behavioral economics Social policy Social structure Social inequality Economics Behavioral/Experimental Economics Social Structure, Social Inequality Social Policy