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Economics as a moral science

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Copyright Year	2017
Description	This chapter focuses on questions concerning ontology and ethics. It discusses how values inherent in society and the economy have an influence on decision making, and how ethical considerations influence the interplay between the actors in the market. Amitai Etzioni (Germany/Israel), Amartya Sen (India) and Laszlo Zsolnai (Hungary) argue that economics is a moral science. These three contributors share the communitarian approach which accepts the interrelatedness between all actors. Even if their main focus is on ethical questions concerning fairness and trust they also discuss ethics in relation to nature and ecology. Amitai Etzioni argue that changing the normative culture would shift public perceptions to view these changes as an opportunity to abandon consumerism. Sen argues that the objective of sustainable development requires a clarification of what is to be preserved. Laszlo Zsolnai has made substantial contributions in business ethics and Buddhist economics. Book Name: Transformative Ecological Economics
Related Links	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2009.00788.x
Ending Page	126
Page Count	11
Starting Page	116
DOI	10.4324/9781315205434-9
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2017-04-21
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Transformative Ecological Economics Cultural Studies Applied Ethics Decision Making
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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