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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to apply liberal political philosophy to commercial life as a whole.
Trade ReviewWhether to regulate, what to regulate and how much to regulate? The answers to these questions determine the state of regulation of commercial markets. In this thoughtful and carefully argued book, Professor Soule provides a morally pragmatic roadmap for answering these questions. -- Norman Bowie, University of Minnesota
Finally-a much needed book on the intersection of morality, regulation, and markets! In the spirit of John Stuart Mill, Soule intelligently approaches the question of regulatory strategy for markets. The book is nicely balanced with contemporary case studies, clearly written, and will appeal to moral philosophers and those working in business ethics and public policy. -- Patricia Werhane, University of Virginia
This book is a valuable catalyst for thought and a welcome departure from the economist's 'monistic' regulatory strategy. * Ethics and Economics *
Ed Soule is that rare person who has been very successful in business and now brings his prodigious knowledge of that form of life to a study of the morality of markets. The book is simply first-rate philosophical analysis. And it has the added virtue, in my opinion, of formulating highly plausible normative and practical conclusions as well. -- Larry May, Washington University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 A Strategy for Justifying Market Intervention Chapter 2 Competing Reasons to Regulate: Communitarian Values Chapter 3 Reasons Not To Regulate Chapter 4 United States Capital Markets Chapter 5 Agricultural Technology
