Ethics and Economics: An Introduction to Free Markets, Equality and Happiness Johan Graafland is an English-language study book that focuses on the ethical evaluation of free markets. This book is intended for students in higher education who delve into economic ethics and economic philosophy.
The book combines empirical research with the three most important ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle ethics, and virtue ethics. Key themes include happiness, inequality, and virtues within the economic system. Each chapter includes recommendations for further reading. The final chapter offers a practical method to morally evaluate economic policy proposals using these ethical frameworks.
This title provides a clear methodological toolkit for analyzing the relationship between ethics and economics and free markets, making it a valuable reference work for studies in economics and ethics.
Areas of substantive overlap include economic theory, political economy, and ethics within philosophy.