Limited paternalism and the Pontius Pilate Plight

Ebejer and Morden (‘Paternalism in the Marketplace: Should a Salesman Be His Buyer's Keeper?”, Journal of Business Ethics 7, 1988) propose ‘limited paternalism’ as a sufficient regulative condition for a professional ethic of sales. Although the principle is immediately appealing, its applicati...

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Main Author: Walters, Kerry S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1989
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1989, Volume: 8, Issue: 12, Pages: 955-962
Further subjects:B Additional Criterion
B Regulative Condition
B Professional Ethic
B Business Ethic
B Economic Growth
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