Ethical Boundaries of Capitalism

Publication Date	June 2005
Publisher	Ashgate Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	272
ISBN Number	9780754643951
Product Code	ASH00037

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Summary

The spate of corporate scandals across the Atlantic and similar cases in the EU in the early twenty first century illustrate the complex reality of capitalist societies, casting new doubts on the ability of these societies to impose natural limits on greed, selfishness and aggressive rivalry between economic actors. Social scientists now question whether capitalism can provide a solid basis for the development of ethical behaviour and whether unethical behaviour is an inherent feature of capitalist systems.

This book addresses these issues within a thesis-antithesis approach, with analysis of the ethical virtues of capitalist structures, and a study of ethical issues within various applied contexts, including corporate governance and regulation.

This book will be of interest to students of business, economics, and philosophy. It will also appeal to practitioners who want to broaden their understanding of modern societies and improve the quality of their decision-making by incorporating the essential ethical dimension.

Content

Ethics From Without: The ethics of Capitalism, Laurent Bibard
Capitalism as an ethical system: the ideal and its feasibility, Michael Keren
How Capitalism lost its soul: from protestant ethics to robber barons, Marie-Laure Djelic
Ethical lapses of Capitalism: how serious are they?, Daniel Daianu
Moral divide in International Business: a descriptive framework, Nicoletta Ferro
Ethics From Within: Capitalism
foundations of ethical behavior, Mircea Boari
The ethical environment of the free market, Sorin Cucerai
The spirit of free enterprise: ethics and responsibility, Arnaud Pellissier-Tanon
On ethical, social and environmental management systems, Antonio Argandona
Ethical Issues In Practice: Is ethical marketing a myth?, Ren Y
Darmon
Firms and the environment: ethics or incentives? Andr Fourcans
Deregulating dishonesty
lessons from the US corporate scandals, Radu Vranceanu
An exchange of values: the NYSE's governance crisis, Andrei Postelnicu
A concluding comment, Daniel Daianu and Radu Vranceanu
Index.