Debt: Ethics, the Environment, and the Economy

by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

Book Overview

From personal finance and consumer spending to ballooning national expenditures on warfare and social welfare, debt is fundamental to the dynamics of global capitalism. The contributors to this volume explore the concept of indebtedness in its various senses and from a wide range of perspectives. They observe that many views of ethics, citizenship, and governance are based on a conception of debts owed by one individual to others; that artistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253009383
• ISBN13: 9780253009388
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher