Positive Law as an Ethic: Illustrations of the Ascent of Positive Law to Ethical Status in the Commercial Sector

This article begins with four situations, the first three of which are common to many businesspeople and persons in the United States today and the fourth, unfortunately, is growing: Setting the minimum level at which workers are paid; going bankrupt to avoid paying for credit card purchases, claimi...

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Main Author: Fisher, Bruce D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2000
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 115-127
Further subjects:B Credit Card
B United States
B Personal Responsibility
B Income
B Ethical Status
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