Economics and ethics are both valuable tools for analyzing the
behavior and actions of human beings and institutions. Adam Smith, the
father of modern economics, considered them two sides of the same
coin, but since economics was formalized and mathematicised in the
late 1800s and early 1900s, the fields have largely followed separate
paths. The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics provides a timely
and thorough survey of the various ways ethics can, does, and should
inform economic theory and practice. The first part of the book,
Foundations, explores how the most prominent schools of moral
philosophy relate to economics; asks how morals relevant to economic
behavior may have evolved; and explains how various approaches to
economics incorporate ethics into their work. The second part,
Applications, looks at the ethics of commerce, finance, and markets;
uncovers the moral dilemmas involved with making decisions regarding
social welfare, risk, and harm to others; and explores how ethics is
relevant to major topics within economics, such as health care and the
environment. With esteemed contributors from economics and philosophy,
The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics is a resource for scholars
in both disciplines and those in related fields. It highlights the
close relationship between ethics and economics in the past while and
lays a foundation for further integration going forward.
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ISBN
9780192512826
Publisert
2020
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OUP Oxford
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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