Ethics and the Global Financial Crisis Contributor(s): de Bruin, Boudewijn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107028914 ISBN-13: 9781107028913 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2015 Click for more in this series: Business, Value Creation, and Society |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Ethics |
Dewey: 174.4 |
LCCN: 2014026396 |
Series: Business, Value Creation, and Society |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.09 lbs) 244 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index |
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2015 |
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Publisher Description: In this topical book, Boudewijn de Bruin examines the ethical 'blind spots' that lay at the heart of the global financial crisis. He argues that the most important moral problem in finance is not the 'greed is good' culture, but rather the epistemic shortcomings of bankers, clients, rating agencies and regulators. Drawing on insights from economics, psychology and philosophy, de Bruin develops a novel theory of epistemic virtue and applies it to racist and sexist lending practices, subprime mortgages, CEO hubris, the Madoff scandal, professionalism in accountancy and regulatory outsourcing of epistemic responsibility. With its multidisciplinary reach, Ethics and the Global Financial Crisis will appeal to scholars working in philosophy, business ethics, economics, psychology and the sociology of finance. The many concrete examples and case studies mean that this book will also prove useful to policy-makers and regulators. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Bruin, Boudewijn: - Boudewijn de Bruin is Professor of Financial Ethics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He is a consultant with the financial services industry, has taught in various executive MBA programmes across the world, and is a regular contributor to the media. He runs a large project on Trusting Banks, with Alex Oliver (University of Cambridge) and financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), which draws together philosophers, social scientists, policymakers and finance professionals. |
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