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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800097103321

Autore

Rajko Alexander <1982-, >

Titolo

Behavioural economics and ethics : interrelations and applications / / Alexander Rajko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-62793-6

1-283-44130-6

9786613441300

0-203-80260-8

1-136-62794-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in behavioural economics and finance

Disciplina

174

Soggetti

Economics - Psychological aspects

Economics - Moral and ethical aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ethics, economics, economic ethics & business ethics -- Cooperation in order ethics -- Rationality in order ethics -- Fairness in order ethics -- Cardinal virtues of business ethics based on behavioural economics -- Implementing economic ethics and business ethics -- Conclusions and outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

Economics and moral philosophy have in recent years been considered to be distinct and separate fields. However, behavioural economics has started to reconcile various aspects of morality and economics, which has offered new conceptual opportunities to advance economics ethics and business ethics. This book aims to advance economic ethics and business ethics by combining normative principles and empirical evidence grounded on the key motivational forces in economic decision making. It has three core objectives: to assess order ethics as a theory of both e