Ethics and Finance - An Introduction

A comprehensive introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Opening case study: the financial crisis; 2. Introduction; 3. Ethical foundations; 4. The financial system; 5. Lending and borrowing: where finance meets ordinary people; 6. Trading and speculation: the ethics of financial markets; 7. Agency and accountability: managing other people's money; 8. Products, promotion and client relationships; 9. Financial reporting and corporate governance; 10. Epilogue: the ethics of financial regulation.

About the author

John Hendry is a Fellow of Girton College at the University of Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor at Henley Business School, University of Reading. He is the author of Between Enterprise and Ethics: Business and Management in a Bimoral Society (2004).

Product details

• Authors: John Hendry, John (University of Cambridge) Hendry, Hendry John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107612488
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61248-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics; Cambridge Applied Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Business ethics & social responsibility, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Finance & accounting, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Business ethics and social responsibility, Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct, Finance and the finance industry