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Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale: The Moral Limits of Markets
Debra Satz
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Paperback. In Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale, philosopher Debra Satz takes a penetrating look at those commodity exchanges that strike most of us as problematic. Series: Oxford Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
For many, markets are the most efficient way in general to organize production and distribution in a complex economy. But what about those markets we might label noxious-markets in addictive drugs, say, or in sex? In Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale, philosopher Debra Satz takes a penetrating look at those commodity exchanges that strike most of us as problematic. What considerations, she asks, ought to guide the debates about such markets? Satz contends that categories previously used by philosophers and economists are of limited use in addressing such markets because they are assumed to be homogenous. ... Read more
For many, markets are the most efficient way in general to organize production and distribution in a complex economy. But what about those markets we might label noxious-markets in addictive drugs, say, or in sex? In Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale, philosopher Debra Satz takes a penetrating look at those commodity exchanges that strike most of us as problematic. What considerations, she asks, ought to guide the debates about such markets? Satz contends that categories previously used by philosophers and economists are of limited use in addressing such markets because they are assumed to be homogenous. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Oxford Political Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199892617
SKU
V9780199892617
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About Debra Satz
Debra Satz is Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society and Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
Reviews for Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale: The Moral Limits of Markets
important and illuminating
Russell Keat, Economics and Philosophy
[This book] is a profound gathering of reflections, carefully structured, and a clear contribution to the debate on commercialization in healthcare.
Paul Schotsmans, Ethical Perspectives
Russell Keat, Economics and Philosophy
[This book] is a profound gathering of reflections, carefully structured, and a clear contribution to the debate on commercialization in healthcare.
Paul Schotsmans, Ethical Perspectives