Households: On the Moral Architecture of the Economy

What human purpose does an economy serve? In this pathbreaking book, William James Booth examines what he calls the moral architecture of the economy-its significance in our ethical world and the influence of social values on its institutions. Turning to the most fundamental economic unit, Booth exp...

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Main Author: Booth, William James 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2018]
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Summary:What human purpose does an economy serve? In this pathbreaking book, William James Booth examines what he calls the moral architecture of the economy-its significance in our ethical world and the influence of social values on its institutions. Turning to the most fundamental economic unit, Booth explores three basic conceptions of the household-the Aristotelian, the classic liberal, and the Marxist
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jan 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781501722288