02090aam a2200337 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025010001700066019001300083020001500096040003200111041001300143042000800156050002300164082001500187100003100202240002900233245008400262260004600346300002100392504005100413505038400464520062400848650004201472650003901514650004601553650004301599650004201642650004801684650002001732354438920050822142050.0050413s2005 mau b 001 0 eng  a 20050440351 a27165414 a1858984807 aDLCbengcDLCdOrLoB-BdANL1 aenghjpn apcc00aHB72b.S47613 200500a174/.42221 aShionoya, Yūichi,d1932-10aKeizai to rinrilEnglish10aEconomy and morality :bthe philosophy of the welfare state /cYuichi Shionoya. aNorth Hampton, MA :bEdward Elgar,c2005. a355 p. ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction : two banks of the river - a metaphor -- 1. Economy and morality : a conceptual framework -- 2. Efficiency and justice -- 3. Liberty and excellence -- 4. The ethics of capitalism -- 5. The ethics of democracy -- 6. The ethics of Social Security -- 7. The economy and the morality of Social Security reform -- Conclusions : in pursuit of a just and excellent society.1 a"What is the purpose of the economy? To answer this intriguing and fundamental question, this book provides a systematic approach to economic ethics and constructs a relationship between the economy and morality; it expounds theoretical and practical issues of economic philosophy along two dimensions: values and institutions." "Economists, philosophers and scholars of social policy and the welfare state will all find this book of great interest - part of its appeal lying in its interdisciplinary approach to contemporary economic, political and social systems based on the synthesis of moral values."--BOOK JACKET. 0aEconomicsxMoral and ethical aspects. 0aSocial responsibility of business. 0aWelfare statexMoral and ethical aspects. 0aCapitalismxMoral and ethical aspects. 0aDemocracyxMoral and ethical aspects. 0aSocial securityxMoral and ethical aspects. 0aSocial justice.