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This innovative volume presents twenty comparative case studies of important global questions, such as 'Where should our food come from?' 'What should we do about climate change?' and 'Where should innovation come from?' A variety of solutions are proposed and compared, including market-based, economic, and neoliberal approaches, as well as those determined by humane values and ethical and socially responsible perspectives. Drawing on original research, its chapters show that more responsible solutions are very often both more effective and better aligned with human values. Providing an important counterpoint to the standard capitalist thinking propounded in business school education, People Before Markets reveals the problematic assumptions of incumbent frameworks for solving global problems and inspires the next generation of business and social science students to pursue more effective and human-centered solutions.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Why are You Here? Daniel Souleles and Johan Gersel; 2. Some Philosophical Help with 'Neoliberalism' Johan Gersel and Morten Sørensen Thaning; I. Our World: 3. Where Should Food Come From? Hilary King and Andrea Rising; 4. Where Should Water Come From? Sayd Randle; 5. Who Gets to Own Land? Douglas Bafford; 6. How Should Food Be Produced? Scott Freeman; 7. Who Decides Where They Live? Elisha Oliver; 8. How Much Land Do We Need? Ina Goel; 9. Where Should We Park? Daniel Souleles; 10. How Should We Deal With Climate Change? Aneil Tripathy; 11. How Should We Make an Impact? Matthew Archer; II. Our Lives: 12. Why Do Some People Want to Manage Human Fertility? Michelle A. Rensel and Rachel A. Vaughn; 13. How Should Childbirth Happen? Amanda Shapiro; 14. Who is Responsible for Children's Food? Jennifer Patico; 15. How Should We Care for the Elderly? Amy Clotworthy; 16. How are People Who Take Drugs Treated? Johannes Lenhard and Eana Meng; 17. How Should We Design Access to a Health Care System? Johan Gersel, Daniel Souleles and Morten Sørensen Thaning; III. Our Work: 18. What Should a Job Look Like? Hannah Elliot; 19. How Should Innovation Work? Michael Scroggins; 20. Who Should Get Investment Capital? Melissa Beresford; 21. Who Should Own a Business? David Wood and Lenore Palladino; 22. How Should the Government Decide from Whom to Buy Stuff? Jeppe Groot; Index.
About the author
Daniel Scott Souleles is an Anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School.Johan Gersel is an External Lecturer in the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School.Morten Sørensen Thaning is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School.
Summary
This book offers social science students fresh approaches to twenty important global questions, through an ethical and socially responsible perspective. Its proposed solutions are shown to be both more effective and more aligned with human values than the traditional capitalist or neoliberal approaches taught at most business schools.
Foreword
Offers fresh perspectives on twenty important global questions, challenging traditional capitalist or neoliberal frameworks.
