The Humane Economy
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Author |
: Wilhelm Röpke |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 2014-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781497636422 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1497636426 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Humane Economy by : Wilhelm Röpke
“A Humane Economy is like a seminar on integral freedom conducted by a professor of uncommon brilliance.” —Wall Street Journal “If any person in our contemporary world is entitled to a hearing it is Wilhelm Röpke.” —New York Times A Humane Economy offers one of the most accessible and compelling explanations of how economies operate ever written. The masterwork of the great twentieth-century economist Wilhelm Röpke, this book presents a sweeping, brilliant exposition of market mechanics and moral philosophy. Röpke cuts through the jargon and statistics that make most economic writing so obscure and confusing. Over and over, the great Swiss economist stresses one simple point: you cannot separate economic principles from human behavior. Röpke’s observations are as relevant today as when they were first set forth a half century ago. He clearly demonstrates how those societies that have embraced free-market principles have achieved phenomenal economic success—and how those that cling to theories of economic centralization endure stagnation and persistent poverty. A Humane Economy shows how economic processes and government policies influence our behavior and choices—to the betterment or detriment of life in those vital and highly fragile human structures we call communities. “It is the precept of ethical and humane behavior, no less than of political wisdom,” Röpke reminds us, “to adapt economic policy to man, not man to economic policy.”
Author |
: Wayne Pacelle |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 346 |
Release |
: 2016-04-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062389664 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062389661 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Humane Economy by : Wayne Pacelle
A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical roadmap for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of The Bond. In the mid-nineteenth century, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the whaling capital of the world. A half-gallon of sperm oil cost approximately $1,400 in today’s dollars, and whale populations were hunted to near extinction for profit. But with the advent of fossil fuels, the whaling industry collapsed, and today, the area around New Bedford is instead known as one of the best places in the world for whale watching. This transformation is emblematic of a new sort of economic revolution, one that has the power to transform the future of animal welfare. In The Humane Economy, Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, explores how our everyday economic decisions impact the survival and wellbeing of animals, and how we can make choices that better support them. Though most of us have never harpooned a sea creature, clubbed a seal, or killed an animal for profit, we are all part of an interconnected web that has a tremendous impact on animal welfare, and the decisions we make—whether supporting local, not industrial, farming; adopting a rescue dog or a shelter animal instead of one from a “puppy mill”; avoiding products that compromise the habitat of wild species; or even seeing Cirque du Soleil instead of Ringling Brothers—do matter. The Humane Economy shows us how what we do everyday as consumers can benefit animals, the environment, and human society, and why these decisions can make economic sense as well.
Author |
: Mary L. Hirschfeld |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2018-11-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674988606 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674988604 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aquinas and the Market by : Mary L. Hirschfeld
Economists and theologians usually inhabit different intellectual worlds. Economists investigate the workings of markets and tend to set ethical questions aside. Theologians, anxious to take up concerns raised by market outcomes, often dismiss economics and lose insights into the influence of market incentives on individual behavior. Mary L. Hirschfeld, who was a professor of economics for fifteen years before training as a theologian, seeks to bridge these two fields in this innovative work about economics and the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. According to Hirschfeld, an economics rooted in Thomistic thought integrates many of the insights of economists with a larger view of the good life, and gives us critical purchase on the ethical shortcomings of modern capitalism. In a Thomistic approach, she writes, ethics and economics cannot be reconciled if we begin with narrow questions about fair wages or the acceptability of usury. Rather, we must begin with an understanding of how economic life serves human happiness. The key point is that material wealth is an instrumental good, valuable only to the extent that it allows people to flourish. Hirschfeld uses that insight to develop an account of a genuinely humane economy in which pragmatic and material concerns matter but the pursuit of wealth for its own sake is not the ultimate goal. The Thomistic economics that Hirschfeld outlines is thus capable of dealing with our culture as it is, while still offering direction about how we might make the economy better serve the human good.
Author |
: Jack C. High |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2006-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 178195917X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781781959176 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Synopsis Humane Economics by : Jack C. High
Don Lavoie's published work encompassed a wide range of subjects - socialism, hermeneutics, information technology, and culture. The subjects appear unrelated, but a close examination of his research reveals an underlying unity of thought and an economics at sharp variance with the post World War II mainstream. By linking economics to other disciplines, Lavoie demonstrated that economics is closer to the humanities than to the physical sciences. The contributors to this volume explore Don Lavoie's legacy and its implications for economics.
Author |
: John F. Tomer |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 2016-04-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781137456748 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1137456744 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Integrating Human Capital with Human Development by : John F. Tomer
For the most part, human capital theory emphasizes human cognitive development and the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable enhanced productivity and earnings. In light of recent research findings, particularly concerning neurodevelopment and early childhood development, it is becoming apparent that this standard version of human capital theory has a far too limited conception of human capabilities and how they are created. Integrating Human Capital with Human Development considers recently accumulated knowledge related to the human brain's functioning and development to better understand the relationship between human capital and human development in successful economies. It shifts the focus of human capital theory to give full consideration to intangible, non-cognitive aspects of learning. This exciting new volume is an important addition to the study of human capital and behavioral economics more broadly.
Author |
: Robert D. Atkinson |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2004-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1781008833 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781781008836 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Past and Future of America's Economy by : Robert D. Atkinson
"Anyone interested in American history as well as the future contours of our economy will find Dr. Atkinson's analyses a guide to the past and a provocative challenge for the future. Economists, business leaders, scholars, and economic policymakers will find it a necessary addition to the literature on economic cycles and growth economics."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: William F. Felice |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 366 |
Release |
: 2010-01-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780742567283 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0742567281 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Global New Deal by : William F. Felice
Global human suffering in the twenty-first century seems bitterly entrenched, with almost half of the world's people remaining impoverished and over 26,000 children dying daily from preventable causes. This powerful and empowering text offers a way forward, presenting a realistic roadmap for enhanced benevolent global governance with practical, workable solutions to mass poverty. Now fully updated, including new chapters, The Global New Deal outlines the legal responsibilities for all institutions, organizations, and states under international law to respect, protect, and fulfill economic and social human rights. William F. Felice focuses on seven key areas: the dynamics within international political economy that contribute to economic inequality and create human suffering, the U.N.'s approach to economic and social human rights, the priority of ecosystem protection within all development strategies, the degree of racial bias prevalent in global economics, the relationship between gender equality and economic growth, the impact of military spending on human development, and the importance for the United States to adopt a human-rights approach to poverty alleviation. Arguing for a "global new deal," a set of international and national public policy proposals designed to protect the vulnerable and end needless suffering, this book provides a viable direction for structural reform to protect those left behind by the global economy.
Author |
: John Restakis |
Publisher |
: New Society Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2010-11-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780865716513 |
ISBN-13 |
: 086571651X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Humanizing the Economy by : John Restakis
How the largest social movement in history is making the world a better place.
Author |
: Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 460 |
Release |
: 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674044649 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674044647 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Off the Books by : Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, and a rich portrait of a community. But while excavating the efforts of men and women to generate a basic livelihood for themselves and their families, Off the Books offers a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America, and reveals how the underground economy is an inevitable response to the ghetto's appalling isolation from the rest of the country.
Author |
: James R. Otteson |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2019-01-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190914233 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190914238 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Honorable Business by : James R. Otteson
Business has a bad name for many people. It is easy to point to unethical and damaging behavior by companies. And it may seem straightforward to blame either indivuduals or, more generally, ruthless markets and amoral commercial society. In Honorable Business, James R. Otteson argues that business activity can be valuable in itself. The primary purpose of honorable businesses is to create value-for all parties. They look for mutually voluntary and mutually beneficial transactions, so that all sides of any exchange benefit, leading to increasing prosperity not just for one person or for one group at the expense of others but simultaneously for everyone involved. Done correctly, honorable business is a positive-sum activity that can enable flourishing for individuals and prosperity for society. Otteson connects honorable business with the political, economic, and cultural institutions that contribute to a just and humane society. He builds on Aristotle's conception of human beings as purposive creatures who are capable of constructing a plan for their lives that gives them a chance of achieving the highest good for humanity, focusing on autonomy and accountability, as well as good moral judgment. This good judgment can enable us to answer the why of what we do, not just the how. He also draws on Adam Smith's moral philosophy and political economy, and argues that Smithian institutions have played a significant role in the remarkable increase in worldwide prosperity we have seen over the last two hundred years. Otteson offers a pragmatic Code of Business Ethics, linked to a specific conception of professionalism, and defends this Code on the basis of a moral mandate to use one's limited resources of time, talent, and treasure to provide value for oneself only by simultaneously providing value to others. The result is well-articulated parameters within which business can be an acceptable-perhaps even praiseworthy-activity.