Bulls, bears and golden calves : applying Christian ethics in economics /
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| Author / Creator: | Stapleford, John E., 1946- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2009. |
| Description: | 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7629088 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Section I. Laying the Foundation
- 1. Grid Work: A Theological and Ethical Framework
- Section II. Reflections on the Basic Assumptions of Economics
- 2. Me, Myself and Why? Pursuit of Self-Interest Promotes What Exactly?
- 3. Waste Not? Reappraising the Goal of Economic Efficiency
- 4. It's Mine! Private Property Rights
- Section III. Macroeconomic Issues
- 5. How Does Your Garden Grow? The Possibilities and Perils of Economic Growth
- 6. Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy
- 7. Overemployment: The Growth of Work and the Loss of Leisure
- 8. Catching Your Interest: Lending and Borrowing in Scripture and History
- 9. Gross Compensation: Executives Rolling in Dough
- Section IV. Microeconomic Issues
- 10. A Clarion Call: Poverty and Distributive Justice
- 11. Tending the Garden: Environmental Stewardship
- 12. Who's Responsible? Business and Social Responsibility
- 13. False Hope: The Boom in Legalized Gambling
- 14. The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical and Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry
- Section V. International Issues
- 15. A Matter of Life and Debt: Debt Relief for Less-Developed Countries
- 16. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Economics of Immigration
- 17. The Malthusian Blues: The Ethics and Economics of Population Control
- 18. Sand in the Gears: The Corrosive Effect of Corruption
- 19. Why Waste Resources? Do Rural Development by the Book
- Notes
