Natural law, economics and the common good / by Samuel Gregg, Harold James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregg, Samuel, 1969-

Contributor:

James, Harold, 1956-

Series:

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Economics.

International finance--Moral and ethical aspects.

International finance.

Natural law.

Common good.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Exeter : Imprint Academic, 2012.

Summary:

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and ongoing debt-related troubles there have been widespread calls to put banking and economic activity on a secure ethical foundation, either by regulation or through voluntary reform. In this volume a distinguished set of authors explore various economic, philosophical, and ethical ideas from historical, contemporary, and future-looking perspectives. At the core are two related ideas much mentioned but far more rarely examined: the idea of natura...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Cover; Copyright Page; Contributors; John Haldane: Preface; Samuel Gregg: Introduction; Body Matter; Part 1: Natural Law and Economics; Emma Rothschild: Faith, Enlightenment, and Economics; Craig Smith: Adam Smith and Natural Law; Arthur Waldron: China, Natural Law, and Economics - The Discourses on Salt and Iron; Benn Steil: Globalism and Natural Law - A brief History; Louis W. Pauly: Supraterritorial Obligations, the Global Economy, and the Changing Politics of Responsibility; Samuel Gregg & James R. Stoner, Jr.: Natural Law and Property Rights

Edward Skidelsky: The Emancipation of AvariceSamuel Gregg: Money and Its Future in the Global Economy; Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr.: Monetary Order for a Free Society; Harold James: The Financial Crisis and the Disciplinary Challenge of Natural Law; Part 2: Economics and the Common Good; Philip Booth: The Crash of 2008 - A Discussion of its Causes & their Relationship to Ethical Issues; Amity Shlaes: The Limits of Cardiology - Forgotten Factors in the Great Depression and the Current Period; Robert Skidelsky: The Great Recession - Causes and Cures

Ludger Schuknecht: Booms, Busts, and Fiscal Policy - Public Finances in the FutureBack Matter; Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-68964-2

1-84540-391-6

OCLC:

784885937