Moral capitalism : reconciling private interest with the public good / Stephen Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Stephen, 1945-

Series:

BK Currents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Shows how to ensure that capitalism promotes progress and equality rather than enriching the few at the expense of many Based on principles developed by the Caux Round Table, an international network of senior business executives from such companies as 3M, Canon, NEC, Bankers Trust, Shell, Prudential, and dozens of other companies Provides practical guidelines for corporate social responsibility through the Caux Round Table's Seven General Principles for Business The world is drifting without a clear plan for its economic development. Communism is dead, but in the wake of Enron and similar scandal

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Is a Moral Capitalism Possible?; 2 The Many Varieties of Capitalism; 3 Brute Capitalism: Survival of the Fittest; 4 Moral Capitalism: Using Private Interest for the Public Good; 5 Moral Capitalism and Poverty: Must the Poor Be With Us Always?; 6 The Caux Round Table: Advocate for Moral Capitalism; 7 Customers: The Moral Compass for Capitalism; 8 Employees: Parts for a Machine or Moral Agents?; 9 Owners and Investors: Exploiters or Potential Victims?; 10 Suppliers: Friends or Foes?; 11 Competitors: Repealing the Law of the Jungle

12 Community: Enhancing Social Capital 13 Principled Business Leadership: Stepping up to the Challenge of Moral Capitalism; Appendix: I; Appendix: II; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613435422

9781283435420

128343542X

9781609941970

1609941977

OCLC:

772845507