1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910476801403321

Autore

Forges Davanzati Guglielmo <1967->

Titolo

Ethical codes and income distribution : a study of John Bates Clark and Thorstein Veblen / / Guglielmo Forges Davanzati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 144 pages)

Collana

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 79

Disciplina

339.2/2

Soggetti

Economics - Moral and ethical aspects

Income distribution - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1. The Genesis and the Spread of Ethical Codes -- 2. John Bates Clark -- 3. Thorstein Veblen -- 4. Ethical Codes and Income Distribution in the Neoclassical and Institutional Frameworks. -- Bibliography. -- Indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

In contemporary non-mainstream economic debate, it is widely thought that the functioning of a market economy needs a set of rules (i.e. institutions) which bind agents in their behaviour, allowing efficient outcomes. This idea is contrary to the General Equilibrium Model (GEM) where markets are pictured as working in an institutional vacuum and where social and historical variables play no role. However, in more recent times, a large group of economists have begun to insert social and moral variables into standard models based on the rational choice paradigm, following the increasing interest - on the part of firms - in the possible positive effects of adopting ethical codes. In this key new text Guglielmo Davanzati studies this burgeoning view that ethics and economics can be compatible. Does 'morality' affect income distribution? And, if so, what are the effects of the widespread adoption of ethical codes on the functioning of the labour market? Central to Davanzati's efforts is the thesis that the roots of these new developments can be traced back to the pioneering work of Thorstein Veblen and John Bates Clark. Utilizing their contrasting works, Davanzati's text illuminates the propagation of ethical codes within the two opposing frameworks i.e. the neoclassical and the institutional.



Davanzati's important book will be an invaluable reference for readers interested in history of economic thought, economics and moral philosophy.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777876203321

Autore

Kubicek Theodore L. <1919->

Titolo

Adversarial justice [[electronic resource] ] : America's court system on trial / / Theodore L. Kubicek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-281-39809-8

0-87586-529-1

9786611398095

1-281-39551-X

0-87586-403-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

347.73

Soggetti

Adversary system (Law) - United States

Justice, Administration of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The premise -- Justice -- Adversarial system -- The legal profession -- Legal procedures -- The judges -- The juries -- Reform -- Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

What's wrong with America's judicial system? Ted Kubicek, JD, says it's the adversarial approach, where winning is everything, and he points out that systems taking an inquisitorial approach are more likely to come to the truth, and to justice.