Ethics and Economic Governance

Taylor & Francis

Ethics and Economic GovernanceUsing Adam Smith to understand the global financial crisis\nAuthor(s): Chris Clarke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138840348, 978-1138840348\nSynopsis\nThis book seeks to explore the ethical dimensions of economic governance through an engagement with Adam Smith and a critical analysis of economistic understandings of the Global Financial Crisis. It examines ethical and political dilemmas associated with key aspects of the financialisation of Anglo-American economy and society, including systems of asset-based welfare, modern risk management and debt.\n\nIn the wake of the financial crisis, recognition of the way in which everyday lives and life chances are tied into global finance is widespread. Yet few contributions in IPE explicitly tackle this issue as a question of ethics. By developing Adam Smiths under-utilised account of how market-oriented behaviour is constituted through .