Ethics in Economics: An Introduction to Moral Frameworks

"This outstanding book" looks at the role of ethics within economic debates, going beyond welfare outcomes to examine our moral norms (Choice).

In Ethics and Economics, Jonathan B. Wight argues that economic life relies on three interrelated ethical systems: outcome-based, duty- and rule-based, and virtue-based. Integrating contemporary research on ethics within a historical framework, Wight provides a thorough and accessible outline of all three schools, explaining how they fit or contr...