Ethics and Economic Governance: Using Adam Smith to Understand the Global Financial Crisis

by Chris Clarke, Chris Clarke, Chris Clarke

This book seeks to explore the ethical dimensions of economic governance through an engagement with Adam Smith and a critical analysis of economistic understandings of the Global Financial Crisis. It examines ethical and political dilemmas associated with key aspects of the financialisation of Anglo-American economy and society, including systems of asset-based welfare, modern risk management and debt.

In the wake of the financial crisis,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138840343
• ISBN13: 9781138840348
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"