Why some things should not be for sale

Why some things should not be for sale
About this book
"Markets are important forms of social and economic organization. They allow vast numbers of people, most of whom never meet, to cooperate together in a system of voluntary exchange... The noted philosopher Debra Satz takes a skeptical view of markets, pointing out that free markets are not always a force for good. The idea of free exchange of child labor, human organs, reproductive services, weapons, life saving medicines, and addictive drugs, strike many as toxic to human values. She asks: What considerations ought to guide the debates about such markets? ...Satz develops a broader and more nuanced view of markets whereby they not only allocate resources and incomes, but shape our culture, foster or thwart human development, and create and support structures of power--Provided by publisher.
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- OL Work ID
- OL9213675W
Subjects
Moral and ethical aspectsFree enterpriseCapitalismMarketsWirtschaftsethikFree enterprise--moral and ethical aspectsCapitalism--moral and ethical aspectsHb95 .s33 2010174/.4