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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785109203321

Autore

Conrad Christian A. <1966->

Titolo

Morality and economic crisis [[electronic resource] ] : Enron, Subprime & Co. / / Christian A. Conrad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, : Disserta-Verl., 2010

ISBN

3-942109-21-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Subprime mortgage loans - United States

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references.

Nota di contenuto

Morality and Economic Crisis; Contents; 0. Introduction; 1. Enron, Subprime & Co. - from crisis to crisis; 2. Weaknesses of corporate control and guidance; 3. Morality and economy - is it a crisis of capitalism?; 4. Reformstrategies; Literature; About the author

Sommario/riassunto

Considered historically, financial crises have increased significantly in recent years. This is not the result of simple coincidence, but rather much more an indication of a massive weakness in the present economic system. The point of departure for this book is the business crises and collapses that have shaken the global economy in the past few years. Starting with examples as the Enron bankruptcy and the subprime crisis in 2007, we search for explanations for the crises. Several possible causes are examined and various questions from recent discussions of ethics on topics such as manager pa