Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics [3rd / Third ed.] 9780830897148, 9780830840724

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Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics [3rd / Third ed.]
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Table of contents :
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Laying the Foundation
1 Grid Work: A Theological and Ethical Framework
Part 2: Reflections on the Basic Assumptions of Economics
2 Me, Myself and Why: Pursuit of Self-Interest Promotes . . . What Exactly?
3 Waste Not? Reappraising the Goal of Economic Efficiency
4 It?s Mine! Private Property Rights
Part 3: Macroeconomic Issues
5 But I?m Positive! Economics as a Science
6 How Does Your Garden Grow? The Possibilities and Perils of Economic Growth
7 Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy
8 Overemployment: The Growth of Work and the Loss of Leisure
9 Catching Your Interest: Lending and Borrowing in Scripture and History
10 Gross Compensation: Executives Rolling in Dough
Part 4: Microeconomic Issues
11 A Clarion Call: Poverty and Distributive Justice
12 Tending the Garden: Environmental Stewardship
13 Who?s Responsible? Business and Social Responsibility
14 False Hope: The Boom in Legalized Gambling
Part 5: International Issues
15 The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical and Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry
16 A Matter of Life and Debt: Debt Relief for Less-Developed Countries
17 Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Economics of Immigration
18 The Malthusian Blues: The Ethics and Economics of Population Control
19 Sand in the Gears: The Corrosive Effect of Corruption
20 Why Waste Resources? Do Rural Development by the Book
21 Global Poverty: Top Down or Bottom Up?

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