Cash on the Table: Markets, Values, and Moral Economies (Advanced Seminar)

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Marke SAR Press

Cash on the Table Moral values inform economic behaviour. On its face, this proposition is unassailable. Think of the often spiritual appeal of consumer goods or the value-laden stakes of upward or downward mobility. Think about the central role that moral questions regarding poverty, access to health care, the tax code, property and land rights, and corruption play in the shaping of modern governments, societies, and social movements. Think of fair trade coffee and organic produce as well as the thrift expressed in Walmart"s everyday low prices. The moral aspects of the marketplace have never been so contentious or consequential. However, the realm of economics is often trea...