Ethics and Capitalism / / John Douglas Bishop.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
• TeilnehmendeR: Bishop, John Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Despite the great economic advantage of capitalism - that it is an efficient system of production and distribution - capitalist societies struggle with its by-products of poverty, exclusion, corruption, and environmental destruction. The essays in "Ethics and Capitalism" address the question of ensuring ethical and just societies within a capitalist system without sacrificing productivity.The introductory essay is a guide to the issues in the emerging field of ethics and capitalism, and refers to recent contributions from several disciplines. The collection as a whole evaluates the morality of capitalism by looking at its foundation in property theory, its relationship to democracy, the problems of corruption and globalization, as well as the impact of capitalism on non-European cultures and the environment. Contributors consider various ideological and cultural biases that affect our understanding of capitalism. It is the aim of the collection to defend the practical merits of capitalism while raising concerns about its ethical problems. In conclusion, the volume considers the possibility of a mitigated form of capitalism that would ensure economic efficiency and productivity while avoiding ethical pitfalls.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ethics and Capitalism: A Guide to the Issues / Bishop, John Douglas -- 2. The Justification of Private Property / Usher, Dan -- 3. Capitalism versus Democracy: The Marketing of Votes and the Marketing of Political Power / Copp, David -- 4. Gender and the 'Separative Self in Economics, Ethics, and Management / Nelson, Julie A. -- 5. Business, Globalization, and the Logic and Ethics of Corruption / Cragg, A. W. -- 6. Resistance Is Futile: Aboriginal Peoples Meet the Borg of Capitalism / Newhouse, David R. -- 7. Capitalism, Ethics, and Ecology: The Tyranny of the Corporate Agenda / Rubinoff, Lionel -- 8. Can Capitalism Save Itself? Some Ruminations on the Fate of Capitalism / Groarke, Leo -- Bibliography -- Contributors