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The moralization of the markets

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

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Additional authors
  1. Stehr, Nico.
  2. Henning, Christoph, 1973-
  3. Weiler, Bernd.
Description
  1. xiii, 365 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Capitalism > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses
  2. Business ethics > Congresses
  3. Capitalism > Social aspects > Congresses
  4. Social ethics > Congresses
  5. Social change > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. "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. .
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  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.