Ethical Assumptions in Economic Theory: Some Lessons from the History of Credit and Bankruptcy
This paper evaluates the economic assumptions of economic theory via an examination of the capitalist transformation of creditor–debtor relations in the 18th century. This transformation enabled masses of people to obtain credit without moral opprobrium or social subordination. Classical 18th centur...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2004
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 347-360 |
| Further subjects: | B
Economics
B Credit B Libertarianism B Property Rights B Bankruptcy B Capitalism |
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