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The Ethical Economy: Rebuilding Value After the Crisis
Adam Arvidsson
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Description for The Ethical Economy: Rebuilding Value After the Crisis
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
A more ethical economic system is now possible, one that rectifies the crisis spots of our current downturn while balancing the injustices of extreme poverty and wealth. Adam Arvidsson and Nicolai Peitersen, a scholar and an entrepreneur, outline the shape such an economy might take, identifying its origins in innovations already existent in our production, valuation, and distribution systems. Much like nineteenth-century entrepreneurs, philosophers, bankers, artisans, and social organizers who planned a course for modern capitalism that was more economically efficient and ethically desirable, we now have a chance to construct new instruments, institutions, and infrastructure to reverse the ... Read more
A more ethical economic system is now possible, one that rectifies the crisis spots of our current downturn while balancing the injustices of extreme poverty and wealth. Adam Arvidsson and Nicolai Peitersen, a scholar and an entrepreneur, outline the shape such an economy might take, identifying its origins in innovations already existent in our production, valuation, and distribution systems. Much like nineteenth-century entrepreneurs, philosophers, bankers, artisans, and social organizers who planned a course for modern capitalism that was more economically efficient and ethically desirable, we now have a chance to construct new instruments, institutions, and infrastructure to reverse the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231152648
SKU
V9780231152648
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About Adam Arvidsson
Adam Arvidsson teaches sociology at the University of Milano. He has written on brands, the information economy, and cities and creativity. His most recent book is Brands: Meaning and Value in Media Culture. He is based in Milan. Nicolai Peitersen has a background in central and investment banks and has cofounded a number of organizations, most recently Wikifactory, a ... Read more
Reviews for The Ethical Economy: Rebuilding Value After the Crisis
This book offers a thought-provoking combination of ethics and economics to propose a new value regime that will contribute to our understanding of how business can become a force for good in sustainable development. The analysis of the ethics of collaborative work will be useful to practitioners and analysts alike.
Guido Schmidt-Traub, executive director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, A ... Read more
Guido Schmidt-Traub, executive director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, A ... Read more