Why some things should not be for sale : the moral limits of markets
By: Satz, Debra
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BookSeries: Oxford political philosophy: Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xi, 252 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780195311594 (hbk.); 9780199892617 (pbk.).Subject(s): Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects | CapitalismDDC classification: 174.4 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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BardBerlinLibrary 2nd floor | 174.4 SAT 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction Pt. I.: 1. What Do Markets Do? -- Pt. II.: 2. The Changing Visions of Economics --3. The Market's Place and Scope in Contemporary Egalitarian Political Theory -- 4. Noxious Markets -- Pt III.: 5. Markets in Women's Reproductive Labor -- 6. Markets in Women's Sexual Labor -- 7. Child Labor : A Normative Perspective -- 8. Voluntary Slavery and the Limits of the Market Ethical Issues in The Supply and Demand of Human Kidneys -- 10. Conclusion.
"Markets are important forms of social and economic organization. They allow vast numbers of people, most of whom never meet, to cooperate together in a system of voluntary exchange. Through markets, people are able to signal to others their own desires, disseminate information, and reward innovation. Markets enable people to adjust their activities without the need for a central authority, and are recognized as the most efficient way we have to organize production and distribution in a complex economy. WIth the death of communism and the rise of globalization, markets and the theories that support them are enjoying a great resurgence. Markets are spreading across the globe, and extending into new domains. Most people view markets as heroic saviors that will remedy the deadening effects of bureaucracy and state control.
"The noted philosopher Debra Satz takes a skeptical view of markets, pointing out that free markets are not always a force for good. The idea of free exchange of child labor, human organs, reproductive services, weapons, life saving medicines, and addcitive drugs, strike many as toxic to human values. She asks: What considerations ought to guide the debates about such markets?"--Provided by publisher.
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