The Economics of Ethics and the Ethics of Economics: Values, Markets and the State - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848446543 ISBN 13: 9781848446540

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This book makes a rational and eloquent case for the closer integration of ethics and economics. It expands upon themes concerned with esteem, self-esteem, emotional bonding between agents, expressive concerns, and moral requirements.

Economists have long assumed that 'value' and 'price' are synonymous and interchangeable. The authors show how disregarding this false assumption and adopting an interdisciplinary approach could improve the economics profession by distinguishing economic values from ethical values. Replete with discussions that will challenge conventional economics, this book offers a corrective argument against the rigid separation of agents' motivation and the purely normative aspects of economic analysis. The various contributions explore the different dimensions at the frontier between the rational and the moral in political economy, ethics and philosophy.

Containing a variety of cross-border analyses, this innovative book will be a must-read for economists, political scientists and philosophers. It will also be an invaluable resource for students in the fields of economics and philosophy.

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About the Author

Edited by the late Geoffrey Brennan, formerly Professor of Economics, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US and Professor of Political Science, Duke University, US and the late Giuseppe Eusepi, formerly Professor of Public Finance, Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848446543
• ISBN 13: 9781848446540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Brennan Geoffrey, Eusepi Giuseppe