Making Globalization Good: Moral Challenges Of Global Capital

Gordon Brown, Jonathan Sacks, Joseph Stiglitz, Hans Kung, Shirley Williams, and a dozen other leading thinkers in international business and ethics identify the pressing moral issues which global capitalism must answer. How can we develop a global economic architecture which is efficient, morally acceptable, geographically inclusive, and sustainable over time? If global capitalism - arguably the most efficient wealth creating system currently known to man - is to be both economically viable and socially acceptable, each of its four constituent institutions (markets, governments, supranational agencies, and civil society) must not only be technically competent, but also be buttressed and challenged by a strong moral ethos. The book includes contributions from leading academics, politicians, and moralists. Recognizing that solutions will not come from any one quarter, and that any serious discussion of a just and equitable system will touch on questions of ethics and faith, the book approaches the issues from a range of different disciplines and forums. Review: This volume helps to advance our understanding of the ways in which the strucyire of globalizing capitalism, its content and effects may be strategically shaped to be, through consensus, better. This is an important, interesting and compelling book by a brilliant individual who has achieved much throughout his career. Transnational Corporations This volume helps to advance our understanding of the ways in which the strucyire of globalizing capitalism, its content and effects may be strategically shaped to be, through consensus, better. This is an important, interesting and compelling book by a brilliant individual who has achieved much throughout his career. Transnational Corporations Table of Contents: Introduction; 1. The Moral Imperatives of Global Capitalism: An overview; 2. Private Morality and Capitalism: Learning from the past; 3. Institutions and Morality: An economist's appraisal; 4. Towards a New Paradigm of Development; 5. Transformation of Society: Implications for globalization; 6. Global Social Justice: The moral responsibilities of the rich to the poor; 7. The Ethical Framework of the Global Market Economy; 8. The Challenge of Global Capitalism: A Christian perspective; 9. The Challenge of Global Capitalism: An Islamic perspective; 10. Global Convenant: A Jewish perspective on globalization; 11. The Challenge of Global Capitalism: The perspective of eastern religions; 12. A Universal Culture of Human Rights and Freedom's Habits: Caritapolis; 13. On the Political Relevance of Global Civil Society; 14. [to be confirmed]; 15. Governments and Supranational Agencies; 16. Conclusion