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Ethics and economics: an introduction to free markets, equality and happiness/ Johan Graafland.

By: Graafland, Johan [author.].
Publisher: New York: Routledge, 2022Edition: 1 Edition.Description: xvii, 251p.ISBN: 9781000416619; 9781003181835.Subject(s): Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects | Utilitarianism -- Moral and ethical aspects | Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects | Equality | Social justice | Virtue | Conduct of lifeDDC classification: 174/.4 Summary: "This 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. Ethics 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, and digital supplements include a list of key terms. 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. This book will give students a clear theoretical and methodological toolkit for analyzing the ethics of market policies, making it a valuable resource for courses on economic ethics and economic philosophy"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This 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. Ethics 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, and digital supplements include a list of key terms. 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. This book will give students a clear theoretical and methodological toolkit for analyzing the ethics of market policies, making it a valuable resource for courses on economic ethics and economic philosophy"--

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