Ethics and economics : an introduction to free markets, equality and happiness / Johan Graafland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction -- Part I Free markets, welfare and happiness -- 2 Utilitarianism -- 3 Three economic perspectives on the ‘good’ market system -- 4 Free markets, welfare and happiness: empirical research -- Part II Free markets, rights and inequality -- 5 The ethics of duties and rights -- 6 The ethics of justice -- 7 Free markets, rights and inequality: empirical research -- Part III Free markets, virtues and happiness -- 8 Virtue ethics and care ethics -- 9 Adam Smith on markets, virtues and happiness -- 10 Markets, virtues and happiness: empirical research -- Part IV Consolidation and integration -- 11 Liberalism and communitarianism -- 12 The morality of free markets: integration and application

"This textbook applies economic ethics to evaluate the free market system and enables students to examine the impact of free markets using the three main ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle-based ethics, and virtue ethics. Ethics and Economics systematically links empirical research to these ethical questions, with a focus on the core topics of happiness, inequality, and virtues. Each chapter offers a recommended further reading list, and digital supplements include a list of key terms. The final chapter provides a practical method for applying the different ethical approaches to morally evaluate an economic policy proposal and an example of the methodology being applied to a real-life policy. This book will give students a clear theoretical and methodological toolkit for analyzing the ethics of market policies, making it a valuable resource for courses on economic ethics and economic philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

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