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The moralization of the markets

Title
The moralization of the markets / edited by Nico Stehr, Christoph Henning & Bernd Weiler.
Publication
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, [2006], ©2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Stehr, Nico.
  • Henning, Christoph, 1973-
  • Weiler, Bernd.
Description
xiii, 365 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Capitalism > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses
  • Capitalism > Social aspects > Congresses
  • Social ethics > Congresses
  • Social change > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses
  • Business ethics > Congresses
Note
  • "This anthology originated in an international conference organized by the Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities (Kulturwisenschaftliches Institut) Essen, Germany (May 6-9, 2004) at Schloss Elmau in Southern Germany"--P. .
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Pt. I. Foundations -- 1. Freedom without responsibility : the culture of the market and the demoralization of social life / Barry Smart -- 2. The many selves of "self-interest" : some historical observations on morals and markets / Paul du Gay -- 3. Approaching moral economy / Andrew Sayer -- Pt. II. The moralization of the market in theoretical context -- 4. The ambivalent role of morality on markets / Jens Beckert -- 5. The market : source or target of morality? / Steve Fuller -- 6. Markets, morality, and the auto-corrosive tendencies of "standard economics" / Lars Osberg -- Pt. III. Social institutions -- 7. A moral conception of commodification / Albert Borgmann -- 8. Considering others and satisfying the self : the moral and ethical dimension of modern consumption / Colin Campbell -- 9. Societal transformation and business ethics : the expansion of the private sector and its consequences / Arnaud Sales and Thomas Beschorner -- Pt. IV. Case studies -- Introduction : moralization of the markets in the context of globalization / J. Rogers Hollingsworth -- 10. Moralization of product markets : genetically modified food and tobacco compared / Paulette Kurzer -- 11. Ethics in global garment market chains / Patrik Aspers -- 12. How workers respond to the new corporate norms / Steven Peter Vallas -- Conclusion : moral ambiguity / Reiner Grundmann.
ISBN
0765803151 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2005056869
OCLC
  • ocm62290642
  • SCSB-5925839
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries