Capitalism and ethics: how conflicts‐of‐interest legislation can be used to handle moral dilemmas in the economy^*

Abstract

Capitalism and ethics: how conflictsof-interest legislation can be used to handle moral dilemmas in the economy n Richard Swedberg ISSJ 185 r UNESCO 2005. Published by Blackwell Publishing

Ethics in the Economy

“…Even some economists and economic sociologists have joined the discussion of morality and economic behavior (e.g. Frank 2003, Hausman/McPherson 1993McCloskey 2006;Sen 1987;Swedberg 2005). Questions of moral and immoral action arise recurrently in some branches of economic sociology, for example, the study of professions, of crime, of inheritance, of consumption, the economics of care, and the commodification of human goods, such as organs, blood, and eggs.…”