The Economist's Oath

On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics

Business & Finance, Business Reference, Business Ethics, Economics, Theory of Economics, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Cover of the book The Economist's Oath by George F. DeMartino, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: George F. DeMartino ISBN: 9780199813735
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: January 26, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: George F. DeMartino
ISBN: 9780199813735
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: January 26, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

Economics is today among the most influential of all professions. Economists alter the course of economic affairs and deeply affect the lives of current and future generations. Yet, virtually alone among the major professions, economics lacks a body of professional ethics to guide its practitioners. Over the past century the profession consistently has refused to adopt or even explore professional economic ethics. As a consequence, economists are largely unprepared for the ethical challenges they face in their work. The Economist's Oath challenges the economic orthodoxy. It builds the case for professional economic ethics step by step-first by rebutting economists' arguments against and then by building an escalating positive case for professional economic ethics. The book surveys what economists do and demonstrates that their work is ethically fraught. It explores the principles, questions, and debates that inform professional ethics in other fields, and identifies the lessons that economics can take from the best established bodies of professional ethics. George DeMartino demonstrates that in the absence of professional ethics, well-meaning economists have committed basic, preventable ethical errors that have caused severe harm for societies across the globe. The book investigates the reforms in economic education that would be necessary to recognize professional ethical obligations, and concludes with the Economist's Oath, drawing on the book's central insights and highlighting the virtues that are required of the "ethical economist." The Economist's Oath seeks to initiate a serious conversation among economists about the ethical content of their work. It examines the ethical entailments of the immense influence over the lives of others that the economics profession now enjoys, and proposes a framework for the new field of professional economic ethics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Economics is today among the most influential of all professions. Economists alter the course of economic affairs and deeply affect the lives of current and future generations. Yet, virtually alone among the major professions, economics lacks a body of professional ethics to guide its practitioners. Over the past century the profession consistently has refused to adopt or even explore professional economic ethics. As a consequence, economists are largely unprepared for the ethical challenges they face in their work. The Economist's Oath challenges the economic orthodoxy. It builds the case for professional economic ethics step by step-first by rebutting economists' arguments against and then by building an escalating positive case for professional economic ethics. The book surveys what economists do and demonstrates that their work is ethically fraught. It explores the principles, questions, and debates that inform professional ethics in other fields, and identifies the lessons that economics can take from the best established bodies of professional ethics. George DeMartino demonstrates that in the absence of professional ethics, well-meaning economists have committed basic, preventable ethical errors that have caused severe harm for societies across the globe. The book investigates the reforms in economic education that would be necessary to recognize professional ethical obligations, and concludes with the Economist's Oath, drawing on the book's central insights and highlighting the virtues that are required of the "ethical economist." The Economist's Oath seeks to initiate a serious conversation among economists about the ethical content of their work. It examines the ethical entailments of the immense influence over the lives of others that the economics profession now enjoys, and proposes a framework for the new field of professional economic ethics.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Secular & Sacred Music to 1900 by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Stance by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Coping with Stress by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Beyond Sound by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Schooling New Media by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book A Historical Dictionary of Psychiatry by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book One Nation, Uninsured by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Joining the Choir by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Mafia Life by George F. DeMartino
Cover of the book Such Freedom, If Only Musical by George F. DeMartino
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy