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Moral issues in business

William H. Shaw, Vincent Barry

Wadsworth Pub., 1998

7th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This volume combines text, cases, and articles. Two chapters on the nature of morality and ethical theory are included, as well as one piece devoted to economic justice, and thorough treatment of applied issues.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Moral philosophy and business - the nature of morality: "made in the USA - dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq...?"
  • "The A7D Affair"
  • "it's good business.", Robert C. Soloman
  • "moral responsibility in the age of bureaucracy.", David Luban, Alan Strudler, and David Wasserstrom
  • normative theories of ethics - "Baby M", "Ford's Pinto", "Blood for Sale" - "what would a satisfactory moral theory be like?", James Rachels
  • "virtues and business ethics", Joseph R. Des Jardins
  • justice and economic distribution - "whatever happened to the steel industry?", "poverty in America" - "rich and poor", Peter Singer
  • "is inheritance justified?", D.W. Haslett. Part 2 American business and its basis: the nature of capitalism
  • "the downsizing of America"
  • "hucksters in the classroom"
  • "licensing and laissez faire"
  • "a new work ethic?"
  • "Buddhist Economics", E.F. Schumacher
  • "reflections on the triumph of capitalism", Robert Heilbroner
  • the hostile takeover, Robert Heilbroner.

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