Handbook of Economics and Ethics
Published on 30. June 2009
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-1-84542-936-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Economics and Ethics portrays an understanding of economic methodology in which facts and values, though distinct, are closely interconnected in a variety of ways. From theory building to data collection, and from modelling to policy evaluation, this encyclopaedic Handbook is at the intersection of economics and ethics.Irene van Staveren and Jan Peil bring together 75 unique and original papers to provide up-to-date insights on topics such as markets, globalization, human development, rationality, efficiency, and corporate social responsibility. The book presents contributions from an array of international scholars using methodological and theoretical approaches, and convincingly demonstrates the death of the positive/normative dichotomy that so long held economics in its grip.
This invaluable resource will strongly appeal to students of economics and economic methodology, philosophy of science and ethics. It will also be of great benefit to academics and policy-makers involved in economic policies and ethics.
This invaluable resource will strongly appeal to students of economics and economic methodology, philosophy of science and ethics. It will also be of great benefit to academics and policy-makers involved in economic policies and ethics.
Reviews / Votes
'This volume pulls together a remarkable collection of contributors designed to challenge the positive-normative dichotomy in economic methodology. . . The intent of this publication is to provide a reference manual for those seeking insights into the connections between economics and ethics. It succeeds in that goal and should become a starting point for anyone who believes that mainstream economics needs methodological reorientation. . . Anyone interested in ethics and economic methodology would do well to have this reference book handy. Highly recommended.' -- J. Halteman, Choice 'This new Handbook of Economics and Ethics makes a substantial contribution as a wide-ranging up-to-date reference work, including original developments, on these two fundamentally interconnected fields. This contribution is particularly timely, given the increasing attention being paid to economics as a moral science. The Handbook contains seventy-five expert entries on subjects ranging from the history of economics and philosophy to conceptual analysis of ethics in various aspects of modern economics, while representing a diversity of views.' -- Sheila Dow, University of Stirling, UKMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84542-936-2 (9781845429362)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Edited by Jan Peil, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Irene van Staveren, Radboud University, Nijmegen and Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
Content
Contents:
Introduction
1. Altruism
Jonathan Seglow
2. Thomas Aquinas
Odd Langholm
3. Aristotle
Ricardo Crespo
4. Jeremy Bentham
Marco E.L. Guidi
5. Buddhist Economics
Juliana Essen
6. Capability Approach
Ingrid Robeyns
7. Catholic Social Thought
Albino Barrera
8. Code of Ethics for Economists
Robin L. Bartlett
9. Consumerism
Peter N. Stearns
10. Corporate Social Responsibility
Rhys Jenkins
11. Deontology
Mark D. White
12. Dignity
Mark D. White
13. Discrimination
Deborah M. Figart
14. Economic Anthropology
Jeffrey H. Cohen
15. Efficiency
Irene van Staveren
16. Egoism
John O'Neill
17. Epistemology
Edward Fullbrook
18. Equity
Bernard Hodgson
19. Ethics of Care
Kari Waerness
20. Fact/Value Dichotomy
Vivian Walsh
21. Fairness
Tom De Herdt and Ben D'Exelle
22. Feminism
Drucilla K. Barker and Darla Schumm
23. Freedom
Nicolas Gravel
24. Game Theory
Ken Binmore
25. Globalization
George DeMartino
26. Global Financial Markets
Gary A. Dymski and Celia Lessa Kerstenetzky
27. Happiness
Luigino Bruni
28. Hedonism
Johannes Hirata
29. Hinduism
Narendar Pani
30. Homo Economicus
Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert
31. Human Development
Des Gasper
32. Humanism
Mark A. Lutz
33. Identity
John B. Davis
34. Income Distribution
Rolph van de Hoeven
35. Individualism
John B. Davis
36. Inequality
Serge-Christophe Kolm
37. Institutions
Anne Mayhew
38. Islam
Rodney Wilson
39. Justice
Serge-Christophe Kolm
40. Immanuel Kant
Mark D. White
41. Labour Standards
Guenseli Berik
42. Market
John O'Neill
43. Karl Marx
Jack Amariglio and Yahya M. Madra
44. Minimum Wages
Ellen Mutari
45. Needs and Agency
Lawrence Hamilton
46. Needs and Well-being
Des Gasper
47. Pluralism
Esther-Mirjam Sent
48. Positive-Normative Distinction in British History of Economic Thought
Samuel Weston
49. Positive versus Normative Economics
Eric van de Laar and Jan Peil
50. Postmodernism
David F. Ruccio
51. Poverty
Andy Sumner
52. Prices
Paul Downward
53. Protestant Ethics
William Schweiker
54. Rationality
Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap
55. John Rawls
Hilde Bojer
56. Realism
Andrew Mearman
57. Religion
Robert H. Nelson
58. Rhetoric
Arjo Klamer
59. Rights
Stephen D. Parsons
60. Joan Robinson
Prue Kerr
61. Scarcity
Rutger Claassen
62. Self-interest
Johan J. Graafland
63. Amartya Sen
Sabina Alkire
64. Sin
Samuel Cameron
65. Adam Smith
Jan Peil
66. Social Capital
John Field
67. Social Economics
Mark A. Lutz
68. Solidarity
Patrick J. Welch and Stuart D. Yoak
69. Sustainability
J.B. (Hans) Opschoor
70. Teaching Economics
Jonathan B. Wight
71. Trust
Bart Nooteboom
72. Utilitarianism
Johan J. Graafland
73. Thorstein Veblen
William Waller
74. Virtue Ethics
Irene van Staveren
75. Max Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic
Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart
Index
Introduction
1. Altruism
Jonathan Seglow
2. Thomas Aquinas
Odd Langholm
3. Aristotle
Ricardo Crespo
4. Jeremy Bentham
Marco E.L. Guidi
5. Buddhist Economics
Juliana Essen
6. Capability Approach
Ingrid Robeyns
7. Catholic Social Thought
Albino Barrera
8. Code of Ethics for Economists
Robin L. Bartlett
9. Consumerism
Peter N. Stearns
10. Corporate Social Responsibility
Rhys Jenkins
11. Deontology
Mark D. White
12. Dignity
Mark D. White
13. Discrimination
Deborah M. Figart
14. Economic Anthropology
Jeffrey H. Cohen
15. Efficiency
Irene van Staveren
16. Egoism
John O'Neill
17. Epistemology
Edward Fullbrook
18. Equity
Bernard Hodgson
19. Ethics of Care
Kari Waerness
20. Fact/Value Dichotomy
Vivian Walsh
21. Fairness
Tom De Herdt and Ben D'Exelle
22. Feminism
Drucilla K. Barker and Darla Schumm
23. Freedom
Nicolas Gravel
24. Game Theory
Ken Binmore
25. Globalization
George DeMartino
26. Global Financial Markets
Gary A. Dymski and Celia Lessa Kerstenetzky
27. Happiness
Luigino Bruni
28. Hedonism
Johannes Hirata
29. Hinduism
Narendar Pani
30. Homo Economicus
Carlos Rodriguez-Sickert
31. Human Development
Des Gasper
32. Humanism
Mark A. Lutz
33. Identity
John B. Davis
34. Income Distribution
Rolph van de Hoeven
35. Individualism
John B. Davis
36. Inequality
Serge-Christophe Kolm
37. Institutions
Anne Mayhew
38. Islam
Rodney Wilson
39. Justice
Serge-Christophe Kolm
40. Immanuel Kant
Mark D. White
41. Labour Standards
Guenseli Berik
42. Market
John O'Neill
43. Karl Marx
Jack Amariglio and Yahya M. Madra
44. Minimum Wages
Ellen Mutari
45. Needs and Agency
Lawrence Hamilton
46. Needs and Well-being
Des Gasper
47. Pluralism
Esther-Mirjam Sent
48. Positive-Normative Distinction in British History of Economic Thought
Samuel Weston
49. Positive versus Normative Economics
Eric van de Laar and Jan Peil
50. Postmodernism
David F. Ruccio
51. Poverty
Andy Sumner
52. Prices
Paul Downward
53. Protestant Ethics
William Schweiker
54. Rationality
Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap
55. John Rawls
Hilde Bojer
56. Realism
Andrew Mearman
57. Religion
Robert H. Nelson
58. Rhetoric
Arjo Klamer
59. Rights
Stephen D. Parsons
60. Joan Robinson
Prue Kerr
61. Scarcity
Rutger Claassen
62. Self-interest
Johan J. Graafland
63. Amartya Sen
Sabina Alkire
64. Sin
Samuel Cameron
65. Adam Smith
Jan Peil
66. Social Capital
John Field
67. Social Economics
Mark A. Lutz
68. Solidarity
Patrick J. Welch and Stuart D. Yoak
69. Sustainability
J.B. (Hans) Opschoor
70. Teaching Economics
Jonathan B. Wight
71. Trust
Bart Nooteboom
72. Utilitarianism
Johan J. Graafland
73. Thorstein Veblen
William Waller
74. Virtue Ethics
Irene van Staveren
75. Max Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic
Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart
Index