WirtschaftsEthik

The economy is facing an unprecedented contradiction: On one hand, economic and corporate scandals are rapidly increasing. Almost every week, the global public is astonished by the ethical misconduct of so-called model companies. On the other hand, neoliberal economic theory, under which all of this occurs, is facing an unprecedented level of intense criticism. This presents an opportunity to rethink business ethics in a new and deeper way. In this textbook, business ethics is no longer seen as a repair to the not-so-smoothly running engine of the economy, but rather, the economy is understood again as part of ethics. This has implications for both the economy and for people. While the economy will remain a determining factor in life, people...