Why some things should not be for sale : the moral limits of markets /

Satz, Debra.

Why some things should not be for sale : the moral limits of markets / Debra Satz. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xi, 252 p. ; 25 cm. - Oxford political philosophy . - Oxford political philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Chapter One: What Do Markets Do? Part II Chapter Two: The Changing Visions of Economics Chapter Three: The Market's Place and Scope in Contemporary Egalitarian Political Theory Chapter Four: Noxious Markets Part III Chapter Five: Markets in Women's Reproductive Labor Chapter Six: Markets in Women's Sexual Labor Chapter Seven: Child Labor: A Normative Perspective Chapter Eight: Voluntary Slavery and the Limits of the Market Chapter Nine: Ethical Issues in The Supply and Demand of Human Kidneys Conclusion.

"Markets are important forms of social and economic organization. They allow vast numbers of people, most of whom never meet, to cooperate together in a system of voluntary exchange... The noted philosopher Debra Satz takes a skeptical view of markets, pointing out that free markets are not always a force for good. The idea of free exchange of child labor, human organs, reproductive services, weapons, life saving medicines, and addictive drugs, strike many as toxic to human values. She asks: What considerations ought to guide the debates about such markets? ...Satz develops a broader and more nuanced view of markets whereby they not only allocate resources and incomes, but shape our culture, foster or thwart human development, and create and support structures of power--Provided by publisher.

9780195311594 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 0195311590

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Free enterprise--Moral and ethical aspects.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

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