Economics as a Moral Science

Part I. Introduction

1. Why Economics Is a Moral Science
Peter Rona

2. Issues and Themes in Moral Economics
Laszlo Zsolnai

Part II. The Moral Foundations of Economics

3. Economics as if Ethics Mattered
Stefano Zamagni

4. Teleological Reasoning in Economics
Luk Bouckaert

5. Economic Rationality Versus Human Reason
Laszlo Zsolnai

6. Rediscovering a Personalist Economy
Hendrik Opdebeeck

7. Happiness and Human Flourishing
Knut J. Ims

8. Understanding Financial Crises: The Contribution of the Philosophy of Money
Antoon Vandevelde

9. Economics and Vulnerability: Relationships, Incentives, Meritocracy
Luigino Bruni

Part III. Companies and Their Management

10. Ethics, Economics and the Corporation
Peter Rona

11. Are Business Ethics Relevant?
David W. Miller, Michael J. Thate

12. Economy of Mutuality
Kevin T. Jackson

13. Economic Wisdom for Managerial Decision-Making
Mike Thompson

Part IV. Economic Policy and Economic Development

14. Catholic Social Thought and Amartya Sen on Justice
Johan Verstraeten

15. The Theological Virtue of Charity in the Economy: Reflections on “Caritas in veritate”
Helen Alford

16. Ethics of Development in the Age of Globalization
Zsolt Boda

17. Transdisciplinarity Governance and the Common Good
François Lépineux, Jean-Jacques Rosé

Part V. Conclusions

18. Agenda for Future Research and Action
Peter Rona, Laszlo Zsolnai

Keywords: Philosophy, Business Ethics