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Markets, Morals, and Religion (Hardcover)
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The examination of the relationship of economic activity to other
important aspects of human life and social behavior has inspired
some of the most interesting and provocative social-scientific
research in the past one hundred years. This book of original
essays by leading thinkers across many disciplines offers new
insights into enduring questions about how modern and modernizing
market economies are both shaped by and shapers of morality,
values, and religion. Part 1, "Markets and Morals," offers eight
contributors who provide analyses of the various ways in which the
market operates in relation to morality. An empirical presentation
of moral values and market attitudes is given. Other essays take
aim at how markets serve and disserve moral interests: Economic
growth has moral consequences; the manipulation of markets exposes
a moral underside; the nature of market failure has implications
for understanding moral vulnerability; preference change has moral
implications. In other chapters, a broad consideration of the
positive moral effects of market economies is offered along with
historical essays on the role that intellectuals have played in
debates about the positive and negative effects of commercial life
and on the ways in which the American idea of the pursuit of
happiness reveals much about the morality of economic life. In Part
2, "Markets and Religion," nine contributors address both the
historical and contemporary emergence of religious factors in the
growth and transformation of global capitalism. Major religious
traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are examined
for their contributions to answering questions about the nature and
function of economic life in light of religious ideas and ideals.
Several essays present original approaches to the importance of
religious values to modern forms of consumption and to the
political economy of reconciliation and forgiveness in nations
coming to terms with past conflict. Finally, the influence of
non-Western ideas, in particular Chinese religions and Buddhism on
economic thought and practice, is assessed as part of the
globalizing impact of religion on economic life generally.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2017 |
First published: |
2008 |
Editors: |
Jonathan B. Imber
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
249 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-52768-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
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LSN: |
1-138-52768-8 |
Barcode: |
9781138527683 |
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