Profits and Prophets : Market Economics and Jewish Social Ethics / / by Nancy Ruth Fox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910411928003321
• Autore: Fox Nancy Ruth
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020
• ISBN: 9783030405564; 3030405567
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 pages)
• Collana: Palgrave Pivot
• Disciplina: 338.9; 330
• Soggetti: Economic policy; Economics; Judaism; Economic Policy; Political Economy and Economic Systems
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 Profits and Prophets: Market Economics and Jewish Social Ethics -- Chapter 2 What's So Good about the Market? -- Chapter 3 Minimum Wage/Living Wage -- Chapter 4 Immigration -- Chapter 5 Climate -- Chapter 6 Usury -- Chapter 7 Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of potential, perceived, and real conflicts and similarities between market economics and Jewish social justice. The book's ultimate focus is on public policy issues. In the first two chapters, the author presents the conceptual and theoretical foundations of market economics and Jewish social justice. Subsequent chapters analyze public policy issues from both market economics and Jewish social justice perspectives, discussing conflicts, and if, they exist, similarities. .