This collection of essays by prominent economists and philosophers showcases the important contributions that markets can make to important topics within social economics, including practical issues such as poverty and disaster relief, as well as more general concerns regarding ethics and well-being.

Autorentext
Mark D. White is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA, where he teaches courses in philosophy, economics, and law. He is the author of four books, including The Illusion of Well-Being (2014) and The Manipulation of Choice (2013), plus over forty journal articles and book chapters in the intersections between his three fields. He has also edited or co-edited a number of books, including Retributivism (2011), The Thief of Time (with Chrisoula Andreou, 2010), and Theoretical Foundations of Law and Economics (2009), and he is the editor of the Perspectives from Social Economics series at Palgrave Macmillan.

Inhalt
Markets and Dignity: The Essential Link; M.D.White Asserting the Morality of the Market: A Stoic Perspective; J.A.Baker Life in the Market Is Good for You; D.N.McCloskey Philanthropy and the Invisible Hand: Hayek, Boulding, and Beyond; R.Garnett Ethics in the Mayan Marketplace; B.Blevins, G.Ramirez & J.Wight Doing the Right Things: The Private Sector Response to Hurricane Katrina as a Case Study in the Bourgeois Virtues; S.Horwitz Markets, Discovery, and Social Problems: From Political Elitism to Economic Empowerment; J.Meadowcroft Economic Freedom and Global Poverty; J.Gwartney & J.Connors