Ethics and Self-Interest

John Eatwell

Chapter 2 in The Role of Business Ethics in Economic Performance, 1998, pp 21-30 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It was Adam Smith who first confronted the interrelationship between ethics and self-interest in economic behaviour.

Keywords: Business Ethic; Friendly Quality; Invisible Hand; Moral Sentiment; Social Expression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230379794_2

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