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Rumours of a Moral Economy: Ethics and Capitalism by Christopher Lind

ISBN: 9781552663738 PUBLISHER: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 144 PUBLICATION DATE: 30.09.2010 DIMENSIONS: 229mmX152mmX10mm 249grams

DESCRIPTION: Since the beginning of capitalism--with its mathematical equations and laws of supply and demand--its champions have claimed that studying the moral aspects of the theory interfere with its natural function. Yet, as this ethicist and theologian argues, economies are always deeply integrated in social relationships, in morality, and in ethics. Using historical examples, the book argues that when economically hard-pressed people come together to defend their common rights, they are giving voice to the principle of a moral economy that does not cheat the lower classes. Particular attention is paid to the 18th-century English food riots, the spontaneous resistance of 20th-century Malaysian farmers, and the North Americans who picketed the homes of Wall Street bankers in 2008 and 2009.

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