Conflicts of Interest? The Ethics of Usury
Social attitudes toward usury (here defined using the archaic meaning as the taking of interest on loans) have changed dramatically over the centuries. From antiquity until the Protestant Reformation, usury was regarded as an inherently evil activity. Today, with few exceptions, usury is met with mo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1999
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 327-339 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Jewish business ethics B Islamic business ethics B free loans B Christian business ethics B Microlending B Usury B microloans |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
