Research Catalog

Title

Sustainable capitalism : a matter of common sense / John E. Ikerd.

Author

Ikerd, John E.

Publication

Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2005.

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Description

xi, 211 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"In order to maintain a new economics of sustainability, social and ethical values must be reintegrated into capitalist economics, thus restoring a sense of balance into the economic system that ensures that communities the world over will benefit and thrive. Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense suggests how capitalism can become a vehicle for these ends." "Both a penetrating critique of capitalism and an exploration of its vast and untapped potential for maximizing human welfare, Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense is written for a wide audience, including students and professors whose fields and interests embrace development, economics, ecology, sociology, and cultural anthropology. Those concerned with the future of our planet and the continued viability of global capitalism will regard this book as a vital addition to their libraries."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Social justice
• Capitalism
• Social responsibility of business
• Environmental policy
• Sustainable development

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The neglected principles of economics -- 2. The pursuit of enlightened self-interests -- 3. The challenge of sustainable development -- 4. The inadequacies of ecological economics -- 5. Economics as a life science -- 6. Managing the sustainable organization -- 7. The three economies of sustainability -- 8. Managing the moral economy -- 9. Managing the public economy -- 10. Managing the private economy -- 11. A closing commentary on sustainable capitalism.

ISBN

1565492064 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005011698

OCLC

• ocm60245411
• SCSB-5202040

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries