Bulls, Bears & Golden Calves

Applying Christian Ethics to Economics

By John E. Stapleford

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Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 224 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: January 2002

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2680-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2680-3
IVP Order Code: 2680

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section I: Laying the Foundation
1. Grid Work: A Theological & Ethical Framework

Section II: Reflections on the Basic Assumptions of Economics
2. Me, Myself & Why?: Pursuit of Self-Interest Promotes What Exactly?
3. Waste Not?: Reappraising the Goal of Economic Efficiency
4. It’s Mine!: Private Property Rights

Section III: Macroeconomic Issues
5. How Does Your Garden Grow?: The Possibilities & Perils and Economic Growth
6. Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy
7. Overemployment: The Growth of Work & the Loss of Leisure
8. Catching Your Interest: Lending & Borrowing in Scripture & History

Section IV: Microeconomic Issues
9. A Clarion Call: Poverty & Distributive Justice
10. Tending the Garden: Environment Stweardship
11. Who’s Responsible?: Business & Social Responsibility
12. False Hope: The Boom in Legalized Gambling
13. The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical & Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry

Section V: International Issues
14. A Matter of Life & Debt: Debt Relief for Less-Developed Countries
15. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor ...:The Economics of Immigration
16. The Malthusian Blues: The Ethics & Economics of Population Control

Appendix: Interactions Between This Book & Standard Economics Texts

Notes