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The Great Tradeoff - Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization
Steven R. Weisman
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Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 has blasted livelihoods, inspired protests, and toppled governments. It has also highlighted the profound moral concerns long surrounding globalization. Did materialist excess, doctrinaire embrace of free trade and capital flows, and indifference to economic injustice contribute to the disaster of the last decade? Was it ethical to bail out banks and governments while innocent people suffered? In this blend of economics, moral philosophy, history, and politics, Steven R. Weisman argues that the concepts of liberty, justice, virtue, and loyalty help to explain the passionate disagreements spawned by a globally ... Read more
The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 has blasted livelihoods, inspired protests, and toppled governments. It has also highlighted the profound moral concerns long surrounding globalization. Did materialist excess, doctrinaire embrace of free trade and capital flows, and indifference to economic injustice contribute to the disaster of the last decade? Was it ethical to bail out banks and governments while innocent people suffered? In this blend of economics, moral philosophy, history, and politics, Steven R. Weisman argues that the concepts of liberty, justice, virtue, and loyalty help to explain the passionate disagreements spawned by a globally ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Institute for International Economics,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780881326956
SKU
V9780881326956
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About Steven R. Weisman
Steven R. Weisman, vice president for publications and communications, joined the Peterson Institute in 2008. He had previously been the chief international economics correspondent of the New York Times as well as a member of its editorial board. His work has appeared in the Times Book Review, Times Magazine, and the paper's news, features, and culture sections since 1968.
Reviews for The Great Tradeoff - Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization
These questions have absorbed my former colleague Steven Weisman of the Peterson Institute for International Economics for some years now. His new book, The Great Tradeoff: Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Era of Globalization, provides an excellent text for the discussion we need. Weisman painstakingly avoids dogmatism and is careful in laying out the often-agonizing choices we face.
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