Mike King

Quakernomics (eBook, ePUB)

An Ethical Capitalism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores Quaker enterprises from 1700 to the twentieth century as examples of an ethical capitalism, and tests them against prominent economists and their concern for economic justice. King offers 'Quakernomics' as a model for corporate social responsibility in the modern world, exploring Quaker businesses which combine commercial success with philanthropy and social activism.

The volume offers an exploration of the theory and practice of Quaker enterprise through the centuries, set against the ideas of prominent economists such as Smith, Marx, Marshall, Schumpeter, the Austrian School, Keynes, Friedman, Krugman, Stiglitz and Sachs. It also analyses the role that Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman have had in leading to what King underlines as the largely unethical capitalism of today.

Covering the work of Quaker chocolatiers, iron masters and bankers, 'Quakernomics' presents a historical account of the Quakers' practice of a 'total capitalism', which King argues we should regard not as an antiquated nicety but as an immediately relevant guide for today's global economy.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, D ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857281180
• Artikelnr.: 49432635

Autorenporträt

Mike King, with a Foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: BACKGROUND
Chapter 1: Quakers and Commerce
Chapter 2: Industrial Capitalism
Chapter 3: Contrasting Cultures in 1845
PART II: THE QUAKER ENTERPRISES
Chapter 4: The Darbys of Coalbrookdale
Chapter 5: Quakers in Light and Heavy Industry
Chapter 6: Quakers in Science, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Chapter 7: Quakers in Foodstuffs and Luxuries
Chapter 8: Quakers in Trading, Banking and Finance
Chapter 9: Quakers in Culture
Chapter 10: The Quaker System
ILLUSTRATIONS: QUAKER TRACES IN LONDON
PART III: QUAKERS, SOCIETY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Chapter 11: Quakers in Public Life
Chapter 12: Industrial Welfare and Quaker Lapses
Chapter 13: Quakers and Other Ethical Capitalists
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL ETHICS AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Chapter 14: From Mercantilism to Marshall
Chapter 15: Karl Marx
Chapter 16: George, Veblen and Schumpeter
Chapter 17: The Austrian School
Chapter 18: Keynes, Tawny and Galbraith
Chapter 19: Economics in Fiction
Chapter 20: Ayn Rand
Chapter 21: Milton Friedman
Chapter 22: Quakernomics and the Credit Crunch
Chapter 23: Quakernomics and Economic History
PART V: CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 24: Ethical Capitalism
Notes
Index