Titre : |
Bulls, bears & golden calves : applying Christian ethics in economics |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
John E. Stapleford, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Downers Grove, Ill : IVP Academic |
Année de publication : |
c2009 |
Importance : |
282 p. |
Présentation : |
Illustration |
Format : |
23 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-8308-2724-4 |
Note générale : |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Christian ethics. Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Index. décimale : |
BR 115.E3 |
Résumé : |
Writing from a Christian ethical perspective, Stapleford interacts with seven standard introductory economics texts, exploring the moral challenges embedded in various macro-, micro- and international economic theories and outlining a faithful response to them. --from publisher description. |
Note de contenu : |
Section 1 : Laying the foundation. Grid work : a theological and ethical framework --
Section 2 : Reflections on the basic assumptions of economics. Me, myself and why? : pursuit of self-interest promotes what, exactly? --
Waste not? : reappraising the goal of economic efficiency --
It's mine! : private property rights --
Section 3 : Macroeconomic issues. How does your garden grow? : the possibilities and perils of economic growth --
Render unto Caesar : the role of government in the economy --
Overemployment : the growth of work and the loss of leisure --
Catching your interest : lending and borrowing in Scripture and history --
Gross compensation : executives rolling in dough --
Section 4 : Microeconomic issues. A clarion call : poverty and distributive justice --
Tending the garden : environmental stewardship --
Who's responsible? : business and social responsibility --
False hope : the boom in legalized gambling --
The naked gorilla : the ethical and economic challenge of the pornography industry --
Section 5 : International issues. A matter of life and debt : debt relief for less-developed countries --
Give me your tired, your poor : the economics of immigration --
The Malthusian blues : the ethics and economics of population control --
Sand in the gears : the corrosive effect of corruption --
Why waste resources? : do rural development by the book. |
Bulls, bears & golden calves : applying Christian ethics in economics [texte imprimé] / John E. Stapleford, Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill : IVP Academic, c2009 . - 282 p. : Illustration ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8308-2724-4 Includes bibliographical references. Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Catégories : |
Christian ethics. Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
|
Index. décimale : |
BR 115.E3 |
Résumé : |
Writing from a Christian ethical perspective, Stapleford interacts with seven standard introductory economics texts, exploring the moral challenges embedded in various macro-, micro- and international economic theories and outlining a faithful response to them. --from publisher description. |
Note de contenu : |
Section 1 : Laying the foundation. Grid work : a theological and ethical framework --
Section 2 : Reflections on the basic assumptions of economics. Me, myself and why? : pursuit of self-interest promotes what, exactly? --
Waste not? : reappraising the goal of economic efficiency --
It's mine! : private property rights --
Section 3 : Macroeconomic issues. How does your garden grow? : the possibilities and perils of economic growth --
Render unto Caesar : the role of government in the economy --
Overemployment : the growth of work and the loss of leisure --
Catching your interest : lending and borrowing in Scripture and history --
Gross compensation : executives rolling in dough --
Section 4 : Microeconomic issues. A clarion call : poverty and distributive justice --
Tending the garden : environmental stewardship --
Who's responsible? : business and social responsibility --
False hope : the boom in legalized gambling --
The naked gorilla : the ethical and economic challenge of the pornography industry --
Section 5 : International issues. A matter of life and debt : debt relief for less-developed countries --
Give me your tired, your poor : the economics of immigration --
The Malthusian blues : the ethics and economics of population control --
Sand in the gears : the corrosive effect of corruption --
Why waste resources? : do rural development by the book. |
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