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.
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.