Perfect Markets and Easy Virtue
William J. Baumol
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Description for Perfect Markets and Easy Virtue
Hardcover. Argues that perfect competition has a tendency to promote a general deterioration in quality. The book also contends that it is very difficult for competitive firms to behave in socially desirable ways. It ends by suggesting solutions that lie within the market system. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2d. BIC Classification: KCA; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
How businesses affect economies and societies
Can companies operate with social responsibility? Perfect Markets and Easy Virtue: Business Ethics and the Invisible Hand scrutinizes the effects of a competitive business market on society. It proposes that perfect competition encourages the creation of products with lower quality by firms that find it hard to be socially responsible. The book also offers potential solutions for the issues businesses are facing, such as being competitive and environmentally friendly.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781557862488
SKU
V9781557862488
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
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