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Households

On the Moral Architecture of the Economy
By:William James Booth
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Print ISBN:9780801427916
eText ISBN:9781501722288
Edition:0
Copyright:1993
Format:Page Fidelity

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What human purpose does an economy serve? In this pathbreaking book, William James Booth examines what he calls the moral architecture of the economy—its significance in our ethical world and the influence of social values on its institutions. Turning to the most fundamental economic unit, Booth explores three basic conceptions of the household—the Aristotelian, the classic liberal, and the Marxist.

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