Economics and Ethics? - 9780415144841

Taylor & Francis

In this volume leading economists and philosophers, including Bob Coats and Geoffrey Brennan, explore the complex relationship between economics and ethics. > In December 1994, social scientists from the fields of economics, philosophy, political science and anthropology attended a workshop to discuss the current state of the economics-ethics nexus by way of examining both past and contemporary practice.The proceedings of this conference presented a wide variety of attitudes and included an examination of economics and ethics:* from an economist's and a philosopher's perspective* in order to assess the contemporary implications of the relationship* in the late 19th century against the background of a long utilitarian traditionThis is a set of stimulating reflections by practitioners - including Chen Liew Ten, Bob Coats and Geoffrey Brennan - on the tricky associations between economics and ethics. > 1. Introduction Peter Groenewegen2. Ethics and Economics: An Economist's Perspe2