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Bulls, bears, and golden calves : applying Christian ethics in economics / John E. Stapleford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove : IVP Academic, 2015Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 1 online resource (334 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780830897148
  • 0830897143
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bulls, bears, and golden calves.DDC classification:
  • 241/.64 23
LOC classification:
  • BR115.E3 S82 2015eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Laying the Foundation; 1 Grid Work: A Theological and Ethical Framework; Part Two: 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; 5"But I'm Positive! Economics as a Science; Part Three: Macroeconomic Issues; 6"How Does Your Garden Grow? The Possibilities and Perils of Economic Growth.
7"Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy8"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 Four: 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; 15"The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical and Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry.
Part Five: International Issues16"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?; Notes; About the Author; More Titles from InterVarsity Press.
Summary: John Stapleford's widely used text insightfully shows us how ethics is inextricably intertwined with economic life and analaysis. Writing from a Christian ethical perspective, he explores the moral challenges embedded in various macro-, micro- and international economic theories and outlines a faithful response to them. The third edition includes two new chapters on global poverty and economics as a science, plus expanded discussions of entitlements, government debt, healthcare reform and immigration reform.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Laying the Foundation; 1 Grid Work: A Theological and Ethical Framework; Part Two: 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; 5"But I'm Positive! Economics as a Science; Part Three: Macroeconomic Issues; 6"How Does Your Garden Grow? The Possibilities and Perils of Economic Growth.

7"Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy8"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 Four: 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; 15"The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical and Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry.

Part Five: International Issues16"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?; Notes; About the Author; More Titles from InterVarsity Press.

John Stapleford's widely used text insightfully shows us how ethics is inextricably intertwined with economic life and analaysis. Writing from a Christian ethical perspective, he explores the moral challenges embedded in various macro-, micro- and international economic theories and outlines a faithful response to them. The third edition includes two new chapters on global poverty and economics as a science, plus expanded discussions of entitlements, government debt, healthcare reform and immigration reform.