Ethics and Economics
Ethics and Economics

Author: Giuseppe Gaburro

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 3642469981

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ethics and Economics is divided in two parts. In the first one, Italian and French catholic thinkers, are analysed by well-known scholars, with basic reference to the economic view of their work. In the second part the economic environment is described and proposals, based on the social catholic thought, for the solution of the most diffused economic problems are given. The book therefore furnishes an alternative approach to the orthodox economic analysis and, for this reason, it may be a useful tool for researchers who wish to compare their theoretical approach with a less conventional one, and for scholars who want to examine closely alternative views to the traditional economic models and paradigm.

Wealth of Persons
Wealth of Persons

Author: Fr. John McNerney

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1498229948

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century initiated a great debate not just about inequality but also regarding the failures found in the economic models used by theoreticians and practitioners alike. Wealth of Persons offers a totally different perspective that challenges the very terms of the debate. The Great Recession reveals a great existential rift at the core of certain economic reflections, thereby showing the real crisis of the crisis of economics. In the human sciences we have created a kind of "Tower of Babel" where we cannot understand each other any longer. The "breakdowns" occur equally on the personal, social, political, and economic levels. There is a need for an "about-face" in method to restore harmony among dissociated disciplines. Wealth of Persons offers a key to such a restoration, applying insights and analysis taken from different economic scholars, schools of thought, philosophical traditions, various disciplines, and charismatic entrepreneurs. Wealth of Persons aims at recapturing an adequate understanding of the acting human person in the economic drama, one that measures up to the reality. The investigation is a passport allowing entry into the land of economic knowledge, properly unfolding the anthropological meaning of the free economy.

Economics, Social Responsibility and Consumers
Economics, Social Responsibility and Consumers

Author: Giuseppe Torluccio

Publisher: silvano pagani editore

Published: 2012-11-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 8890254025

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The current economic framework increasingly requires verifying the ethical values of the foundations of the economic behaviours of individual consumers and organizations. Even on a historical level, the financial crisis dramatically brought to light a perception of the behaviour of the link between ethics, consumers and enterprises that differs from previous years. Rediscovering the importance of ethics in economic choices first requires a focused historical analysis, then the capability to represent it and thereafter verifying how its manifestations change over time. The proposed historical analysis is developed by addressing the ethics of consumers, of corporate social responsibility and microcredit. An overview of the key contributions allows structuring the scale in support of empirical research aimed at over two thousand university students.

Tourism in the Mediterranean Sea
Tourism in the Mediterranean Sea

Author: Filippo Grasso

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1800439008

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Tourism in the Mediterranean Sea: An Italian Perspective is the product of a collaborative group of experts in the field of tourism. Academics, whose research focuses on regional tourism system governance, alongside several experts from the tourism sector, contributed to the volume with distinct issues related to the tourism industry.

Integrity
Integrity

Author: Richard J. Lochrie

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2010-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1615660992

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What is leadership? Can it be explained with a simple dictionary definition? In "Integrity: The Core of Leadership," authors Biju Michael and Richard Lochrie endeavor to explain a concept inherent to humanity as a whole: leadership. Is leadership merely the ability to convince others to do your will? Or is it something more, something that serves a higher purpose and greater good? Through meticulous research and interviews with many people currently in positions of leadership, the authors explore the diverse use of the word 'leader' throughout the course of history. Though people as different as Abraham Lincoln and Adolf Hitler have been considered 'leaders, ' one thing separates the truly great leaders from all the rest: integrity. Ultimately, only leadership with integrity, based on a relationship between the leader and those who follow him in a quest to achieve the common good, can bring a bright future for all. What are the most dangerous pitfalls in the path of leadership? What are the support systems available for leaders at the top of the ladder? How can you lead to leave a positive legacy? Succinct discussions with examples from the lives of real leaders provided in the book will help leadership teams to work together to achieve meaning and true success in their individual and organizational lives. 'In "Integrity: The Core of Leadership," authors Biju Michael and Richard Lochrie mingle their research with the practical wisdom of twenty-eight prominent leaders of industry, religion, politics, sports, medicine, and entrepreneurship to trace guidelines for leaders. It is an indispensable book for every leader embarked on leaving a positive legacy.' - Mo Anderson, Vice Chairman, Keller Williams Realty

Social Capital in Development Planning
Social Capital in Development Planning

Author: Raffaella Y. Nanetti

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1137478012

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for all. This change is socially diffused, economically sustainable over time, and smart in its content. A significant stock of social capital facilitates such results because it links into the process of development planning institutional decision makers and socioeconomic stakeholders who share trust, solidarity norms, and a community vision. In the last thirty years, social capital has become a forceful concept in the social sciences, the subject of many scholarly works and a topic of keen interest and debate in policy circles. Yet the main focus has been on defining and measuring social capital, with little attention given to its value in promoting development policies. Social Capital in Development Planning updates and advances the debate on social capital through the analysis of the application of the concept of social capital to programs for sustainable and smart socioeconomic development; empirical findings; and a new paradigm for development planning.

Finance for a Better World
Finance for a Better World

Author: Henri-Claude de Bettignies

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-04-14

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0230235751

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What has prompted the shift toward sustainability in numerous financial areas? Can investors' mindsets be changed to embrace a long-term view? Can shareholders and activists play a greater role in encouraging financial actors to behave more responsibly? These are some of the relevant topics that are explored in this forward-looking set of essays.

Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Author: Rossella Parini

Publisher: John Libbey Eurotext

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 2742013431

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Over the past 15 years, great progress has been made in the research of lysosomal storage diseases. These incurable illnesses have gradually become illnesses for which treatments, or at the very least improvements, have become possible. In addition to stem cell transfusion, other therapeutic approaches have developed. The sooner the treatment is administered, the more effective it is. For this reason, it is essential for paediatricians, surgeons and neurologists to identify these illnesses from onset of the first signs and therefore, sound knowledge is important. The possibility of screening for lysosomal storage diseases during routine neonatal examination is also under consideration. The aim is also to improve the quality of life of patients via specialised centres in which multidisciplinary therapies may be implemented. This work presents the latest epidemiological, biochemical, genetic, and pathogenetic knowledge, the clinical aspects of these illnesses and the different therapeutic options.