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Greed, lust & gender : a history of economic ideas /
When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggest...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that greed and lust are generally considered good only for men, and then only outside the realm of family life. The history of Western economic ideas shows that men have given themselves morecultural permission than women for the pursuit of both economic and sexual self-interest. Feminists have lo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 379 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-371) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191553455 019155345X 9780199238422 0199238421 |