Money Finance Reality Morality

Author : Edward Hadas
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781804410271

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Money, Finance, Reality, Morality by Edward Hadas Pdf

Conventional explanations of the nature of money are weighed down by bad ideas and irrelevant historical evidence. The standard theory of finance is hampered by the lack of both sociological and ethical contextualization, and by sloppy thinking about numbers and time. Money, Finance, Reality, Morality addresses those weaknesses with truly novel models of how the economy, money, and finance actually work. The book analyses the perception of money as an economic tool (as compared to a symbolic and sociological object) as a highly functional quantitative token that assigns numerical values to the inherently unmeasurable economic activities of labour and consumption. It looks at finance as an often inferior solution to economic problems and a tool for helping the poor support the rich. And it explains how the tolerance of greed makes the money-finance system the weakest link in modern economies. Money, Finance, Reality, Morality, written without jargon or maths, will be of interest to students, teachers and practitioners in economics and finance, government and politics, religion, philosophy, and sociology. Author: Edward Hadas is a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University (UK). He was formerly an economics editor and columnist for Reuters Breakingviews. He also worked on the Financial Times' influential Lex column, following 25 years as a financial analyst with firms such as Morgan Stanley and Putnam Investments.

Author : Stephen Green
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780802197962

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Good Value by Stephen Green Pdf

“An unusual and thoughtful disquisition on how to conduct oneself in a world of high finance and ambition.” —The Wall Street Journal A Financial Times Book of the Year Can one be both an ethical person and an effective businessperson? As an ordained priest and former bank chairman, Stephen Green thinks so. In Good Value, Green retraces the history of the global economy and its financial systems, and shows that while the marketplace has delivered huge advantages to humanity, it has also abandoned over a billion people to extreme poverty, encouraged overconsumption and debt, and ravaged the environment. How do we reconcile the demands of capitalism with both the common good and our own spiritual and psychological needs as individuals? To answer that, and some of the most vexing questions of our age, Green takes us on a lively and erudite journey through history, looking for lessons in the work of economists and philosophers, businessmen and poets, theologians and novelists, playwrights and political scientists. An essential business book by a man who is uniquely qualified to write it, Good Value is a timely and persuasive analysis of the most pressing financial and moral questions we face.

Author : Jonathan P. Parry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1989-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521367743

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Money and the Morality of Exchange by Jonathan P. Parry Pdf

This volume deals with the way in which money is symbolically represented in a range of different cultures, from South and South-east Asia, Africa and South America. It is also concerned with the moral evaluation of monetary and commercial exchanges as against exchanges of other kinds. The essays cast radical doubt on many Western assumptions about money: that it is the acid which corrodes community, depersonalises human relationships, and reduces differences of quality to those of mere quantity; that it is the instrument of man's freedom, and so on. Rather than supporting the proposition that money produces easily specifiable changes in world view, the emphasis here is on the way in which existing world views and economic systems give rise to particular ways of representing money. But this highly relativistic conclusion is qualified once we shift the focus from money to the system of exchange as a whole. One rather general pattern that then begins to emerge is of two separate but related transactional orders, the majority of systems making some ideological space for relatively impersonal, competitive and individual acquisitive activity. This implies that even in a non-monetary economy these features are likely to exist within a certain sphere of activity, and that it is therefore misleading to attribute them to money. By so doing, a contrast within cultures is turned into a contrast between cultures, thereby reinforcing the notion that money itself has the power to transform the nature of social relationships.

Author : Michael J. Sandel
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781429942584

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What Money Can't Buy by Michael J. Sandel Pdf

Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay? In What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes on one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Is there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don't belong? What are the moral limits of markets? In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life—medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Without quite realizing it, Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. Is this where we want to be?In his New York Times bestseller Justice, Sandel showed himself to be a master at illuminating, with clarity and verve, the hard moral questions we confront in our everyday lives. Now, in What Money Can't Buy, he provokes an essential discussion that we, in our market-driven age, need to have: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society—and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets don't honor and that money can't buy?

Author : Catherine Cowley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567030903

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The Value of Money by Catherine Cowley Pdf

Offers an ethical examination of global finance which is both theologically and economically literate. This book also examines the effect of money on our understanding of freedom, of the market itself and of the ethical, issues arising from this, for individuals, the sector and for society as a whole.

Author : Ken Hubbard,Nick Pagano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Finance, Personal
ISBN : 1581580762

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The Morality of Money by Ken Hubbard,Nick Pagano Pdf

Many Christians and churches today suffer from ignorance or faulty teaching on the subject of money and because of this, evangelism, missions and outreach ministries have to go begging or into debt. The Morality of Money draws our perspective on finances back to the principles taught in God's Word. Financial management is a spiritual issue: if the saints cannot finance the mission of the Church, who will do it?

Author : Scott Fehrenbacher
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0805424490

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Put Your Money where Your Morals are by Scott Fehrenbacher Pdf

"Put Your Money Where Your Morals Are" examines the role of money and Wall Street in shaping our culture. For Americans worried about the degradation of our entertainment industry and the lowering of the value placed on human life, this book explains a new recipe for effecting change to support traditional American values.

Author : Craig R. Smith,Lowell Ponte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Finance
ISBN : 0996847634

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Money, Morality and the Machine by Craig R. Smith,Lowell Ponte Pdf

Since Nixon closed the gold window in 1971-essentially ending sound money and ushering in "elastic money"-we have seen an accelerated deterioration of our society as a whole. Fear, greed and apathy are the new normal instead of vices to avoid. Buying and selling of favors has replaced moral fortitude and personal responsibilityThis book will explore the nexus between Money, Morals and the Machine. We shaped the machine, and it has debased our money and morals. Our challenge now is to undo this by exposing the Machine for what it truly is and how it came to be so all-consuming, describing how it survives today and, most importantly, how to stop it-and bring honesty, integrity and morality back to America.

Author : John Lalor
Publisher : London : J. Chapman
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Currency question
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035395438

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Money and Morals by John Lalor Pdf

Author : John Hendry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107654259

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Ethics and Finance by John Hendry Pdf

Ethics and Finance: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance. Drawing carefully on ethical theory and with frequent use of case studies, it includes an analysis of the global financial system and its regulation and control, as well as a detailed analysis of the financial crisis. Chapters on specific areas of finance practice cover all the major financial scandals of recent times, from mis-selling to market manipulation and from insider trading to bankers' bonuses, as well as much more positive developments. From micro finance to derivatives trading, the book provides a careful and balanced treatment designed to help finance students and practitioners approach this sensitive topic in a thoughtful and constructive way. No prior knowledge of ethics or finance is required, and the book will be invaluable to students, finance teachers, practitioners and regulators.

Author : Gerald Nels Olson
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789403509808

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Money, Morality and Law by Gerald Nels Olson Pdf

Standing apart from the swollen stream of writing dealing with financial crises, this much-needed book makes a legal case for enforcement of legal accountability for financial crises and for providing justice for the inestimable and untold human suffering caused by Washington and Wall Street. The extraordinarily detailed analysis comes with the authority of a widely experienced and internationally respected banking and finance lawyer. The book’s driving forces may be summarized as follows: it establishes that persistent and progressive money debasement is at the heart of all serious systemic financial crises; it establishes that the crisis in 2008 was not only simply immoral or wrong but also illegal, the result of intentional violation of the foundational legal requirements of honest, safe, and sound money and banking; it establishes that Washington and Wall Street have intentionally manipulated asset values and liquidity characteristics through proliferation of ineffective banking law and regulation magnified by the rise of structured finance and shadow banking. Basing its analysis on numerous case studies and illustrations, this book enables readers to untangle the web of false narratives wrought by Washington and Wall Street to obscure and misdirect any clear understanding of how fundamental civil, legal and constitutional rights are undermined. Designed to empower readers to effect meaningful legal action against money manipulation and debasement for the benefit of financial elites, this book is essential reading for banking lawyers, bankers, securities firms, lobbyists, government regulators and supervisory institutions. It is also sure to be welcomed by academics in finance and securities law.

Author : Michèle Lamont
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226468178

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Money, Morals, and Manners by Michèle Lamont Pdf

Appendix IV: Ranking of Respondents on the Cultural, Moral, and Socioeconomic Dimensions.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt Malloch,Jordan D. Mamorsky
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 111855017X

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The End of Ethics and A Way Back by Theodore Roosevelt Malloch,Jordan D. Mamorsky Pdf

Bestselling author and professor Ted Malloch calls for real financial reform to restore confidence and fairness to a broken system From Ponzi schemes to the credit crisis to the real estate bubble, the financial industry seems to have lost its way on the road to riches. As private greed continues to undermine the public good, one might wonder what ever happened to business ethics. And how can we reform the global financial system to benefit everyone, rather than just the very lucky few? In The End of Ethics and the Way Back, the bestselling author of Doing Virtuous Business teams up with attorney and Yale University Postdoctoral Fellow, Jordan Mamorsky to examine the most recent failures of business virtue, prudence, and governance—from Bernie Madoff to Jon Corzine and MF Global—before offering a set of structural and holistic solutions for our current ethical crisis in global finance. Features compelling case studies that reveal the saturation of economic vice in global finance Suggests structural reforms to the global financial system that would increase confidence among consumers and encourage ethical behavior among finance professionals Written by Ted Malloch, author of the bestseller Doing Virtuous Business with attorney Jordan Mamorsky Ideal for financial regulators, business students and academics, and professionals in the finance industry

Author : Ariel Wilkis
Publisher : Culture and Economic Life
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Buenos Aires (Argentina)
ISBN : 1503602869

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The Moral Power of Money by Ariel Wilkis Pdf

Looking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary social interactions, The Moral Power of Money investigates the forces of power and morality at play, particularly among the poor. Drawing on fieldwork in a slum of Buenos Aires, Ariel Wilkis argues that money is a critical symbol used to negotiate not only material possessions, but also the political, economic, class, gender, and generational bonds between people. Through vivid accounts of the stark realities of life in Villa Olimpia, Wilkis highlights the interplay of money, morality, and power. Drawing out the theoretical implications of these stories, he proposes a new concept of moral capital based on different kinds, or "pieces," of money. Each chapter covers a different "piece"--money earned from the informal and illegal economies, money lent through family and market relations, money donated with conditional cash transfers, political money that binds politicians and their supporters, sacrificed money offered to the church, and safeguarded money used to support people facing hardships. This book builds an original theory of the moral sociology of money, providing the tools for understanding the role money plays in social life today.

Author : Augustin Ostace
Publisher : Alpha & Omega Sapiens - Uppublishing Being / Augustin Ostace
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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EU-CONCEPTOLOGICUM by Augustin Ostace Pdf

We should become aware that we need to safeguard the pride of national identity and the living past of whole European history, feeling that each member state’s own identity consists in being a part of European Community, and having the consciousness of Europe as united in diversity and multiplicity, through its common descent, languages, territories and ethnological traditions, by revealing the fullness of human life inside the member states of the union, and including all of the significant and worth values of every European Nation, embodying the pluralism and non-discrimination of all minorities. Historiologist