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Natural Law, Economics and the Common Good : Perspectives from Natural Law.
Title:
Natural Law, Economics and the Common Good : Perspectives from Natural Law.
Author:
Gregg, Samuel.
ISBN:
9781845403911
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (355 pages)
Series:
St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 19 ; v.19

St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 19
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- 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 Avarice -- Samuel 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 Future -- Back Matter -- Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK -- Cover.
Abstract:
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...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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