Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves

Applying Christian Ethics in Economics

2nd Edition

By John E. Stapleford
Foreword by Francis X. Tannian

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 282 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: January 2009

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2724-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2724-4
IVP Order Code: 2724

Related Subjects

Business & Finance
Economics

Foreword by Francis X. Tannian
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction

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

Section II: Reflections on the Basic Assumptions of Economics
2. Me, Myself and 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 and Perils of Economic Growth
6. Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy
7. Overemployment: The Growth of Work and the Loss of Leisure
8. Catching Your Interest: Lending and Borrowing in Scripture and History
9. Gross Compensation: Executives Rolling in Dough

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

Section V: International Issues
15. A Matter of Life and Debt: Debt Relief for Less-Developed Countries
16. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Economics of Immigration
17. The Malthusian Blues: The Ethics and Economics of Population Control
18. Sand in the Gears: The Corrosive Effect of Corruption
19. Why Waste Resources? Do Rural Development by the Book

Notes