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20%OFFPaul J Zak - Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy - 9780691135236 - V9780691135236
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Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy

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Description for Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy Paperback. Argues that market exchange works only because most people, most of the time, act virtuously. This book shows how the rules of market exchange have evolved to promote moral behavior and how exchange itself may make us more virtuous. It examines the biological basis of economic morality and traces the connections between morality and markets. Editor(s): Zak, Paul J. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it? Drawing on converging evidence from neuroscience, social science, biology, law, and philosophy, Moral Markets makes the case that modern market exchange works only because most people, most of the time, act virtuously. Competition and greed are certainly part of economics, but Moral Markets shows how the rules of market exchange have evolved to promote moral behavior and how exchange itself may make us more virtuous. Examining the biological basis of economic morality, tracing the connections between morality and markets, and exploring the profound ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691135236
SKU
V9780691135236
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99-1

About Paul J Zak
Paul J. Zak is founding director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies and professor of economics at Claremont Graduate University. Zak also serves as professor of neurology at Loma Linda University Medical Center and senior researcher at UCLA.

Reviews for Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy
"Moral Markets challenges the 'homo economicus' rational choice framework of mainstream economics with 15 chapters contributed by a team researching the nature of values in economic thinking. Zak has compiled what may become a starting point for further work on this topic, given the volume's scope and creative insights. After philosophical reflections from Aristotle to Adam Smith on the origin ... Read more

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