International Trade and Sustainable Community: Religious Values and Economic Arguments in Moral Debates

The public policy debate about international trade has been marked by misunderstanding and oversimplification. This paper examines the most responsible arguments from the proponents of trade within mainstream economics and from the opponents of increased trade as represented by the bioregional persp...

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Auteur principal: Finn, Daniel K. 1947- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 1994
Dans: Journal of religious ethics
Année: 1994, Volume: 22, Numéro: 2, Pages: 213-273
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The public policy debate about international trade has been marked by misunderstanding and oversimplification. This paper examines the most responsible arguments from the proponents of trade within mainstream economics and from the opponents of increased trade as represented by the bioregional perspective of Herman Daly and John Cobb in For the Common Good. Focusing on the environment, agriculture, and employment, the paper argues that even though Daly and Cobb offer an accurate critique of mainstream economics generally, they themselves at critical junctures misuse economic theory in moral argument and misinterpret two important long-term economic trends. As a result, their appeal to religious commitments in favor of community and sustainability does not warrant the case they make against international trade.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics