Ethics and Economics

This Textbook Applies Economic Ethics To Evaluate The Free Market System And Enables Students To Examine The Impact Of Free Markets Using The Three Main Ethical Approaches: Utilitarianism, Principle-Based Ethics And Virtue Ethics.Ethics And Economics Systematically Links Empirical Research To These Ethical Questions, With A Focus On The Core Topics Of Happiness, Inequality And Virtues. Each Chapter Offers A Recommended Further Reading List. The Final Chapter Provides A Practical Method For Applying The Different Ethical Approaches To Morally Evaluate An Economic Policy Proposal And An Example Of The Methodology Being Applied To A Real-Life Policy.This Book Will Give Students A Clear Theoretical And Methodological Toolkit For Analyzing The Ethics Of Market Policies, Making It A Valuable Resource For Courses On Economic Ethics And Economic Philosophy.The Open Access Version Of This Book, Available At Http://Www.Taylorfrancis.Com, Has Been Made Available Under A Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial (Cc-By-Nc) 4.0 License.