1st Edition
Economics, Ethics and Power From Behavioural Rules to Global Structures
By Hasse Ekstedt
Copyright 2019
300 Pages
by
Routledge
300 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
300 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
Economic theory in its neoclassical form is sometimes regarded as free from values; it is simply the theory of economic exchange. This can only hold true if we accept the idea of "Homo Economicus" and the equilibrium economy. But in the real world, away from neoclassical models, there is no intrinsic stability as such. Instead, stability is created by the surrounding social, cultural and... Read more
Acknowledgement, List of figures, List of tables. Introduction. Prologue. 1. Ethics in Philosophy. 2. Philosophy and Economics of the Modern World. 3. Economics and Ethics in Economic Theory: Action and Remorse. 4. Faith and Axiomatic Structures. 5. Collective Ethics and Forms of Government/Governance. 6. Money, Financial Structures and Ethics. 7. The Other and Collective Social Action. 8. War. Conclusions and Epilogue. Index
Biography
Hasse Ekstedt is a Senior Researcher at the School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
