Ethics and Economics

Name: Ethics and Economics
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Tilburg University

Taylor & Francis > Tilburg University

Ethics and EconomicsAn Introduction to Free Markets, Equality and Happiness\nAuthor(s): Johan Graafland\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032020983, 978-1032020983\nSynopsis\nThis textbook applies economic ethics to evaluate the free market system and enables students to examine the impact of free markets using the three main ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle-based ethics and virtue ethics.\n\nEthics and Economics systematically links empirical research to these ethical questions, with a focus on the core topics of happiness, inequality and virtues. Each chapter offers a recommended further reading list. The final chapter provides a practical method for applying the different ethical approaches to morally evaluate an economic policy proposal and an example of the methodology being applied to a real-life policy.\n\nThis book will give students a clear theoretical and methodological toolkit for analyzing.