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The Ethics of the Market makes a distinctive contribution to the literature on the morality of the market by synthesizing the work of a number of liberal scholars into a systematic defence of the free market on ethical grounds. This defence addresses questions of social justice, the moral pre-requis...

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Main Author: Meadowcroft, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Economics.
Economic Policy.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Political Economy.
Political Philosophy.
Political Theory.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Economic policy.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science.
Welfare state.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Ethics of the Market makes a distinctive contribution to the literature on the morality of the market by synthesizing the work of a number of liberal scholars into a systematic defence of the free market on ethical grounds. This defence addresses questions of social justice, the moral pre-requisites of a market economy, the nature of the needs that the market satisfies and the appropriate boundaries that should be placed around the operation of the market.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 173 pages)
ISBN:9780230512030
DOI:10.1057/9780230512030