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This book aims to go beyond merely confrontational or complementary treatments of the relationship between market participation and business ethics. Reviewing the attitudes towards the market embedded in religious ethics and scholars, it explores the symbiotic relationship between the economy, ethics and morals. Moving the discussion beyond a static and traditional economy envisaged by scripture, it explores the impact of an evolving and globalised economy based on the value systems of moral philosophy and religious ethics. The Author aims to expand the conventional view of business ethics, encouraging readers to interpret markets and morality as intertwined concepts, and use them to inform further research.
List of contents
Prologue.- Religion and the Market: A Tour d'Horizon.- Vices and Virtues Revisited.- From Static to Dynamic.- Between Open and Closed.- Conclusion.- Epilogue.
About the author
Karl G. Jechoutek is an independent scholar and researcher in economics and the humanities. His research foucses on the interface between human development and cultural change in relation to economics and religious studies. He has previously held a research position at the University of Cape Town and teaches at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, and Univeristy of Cape Town, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, US, and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Summary
This book aims to go beyond merely confrontational or complementary treatments of the relationship between market participation and business ethics. Reviewing the attitudes towards the market embedded in religious ethics and scholars, it explores the symbiotic relationship between the economy, ethics and morals. Moving the discussion beyond a static and traditional economy envisaged by scripture, it explores the impact of an evolving and globalised economy based on the value systems of moral philosophy and religious ethics. The Author aims to expand the conventional view of business ethics, encouraging readers to interpret markets and morality as intertwined concepts, and use them to inform further research.
