In a recent contribution to this Journal, Matthew Caulfield urges business owners to curtail the influence of their moral conscience on market decisions: in deciding with whom to transact, vendors should adopt an attitude of impersonalism; they should not deny service on account of moral...

"Are human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as...

Intro -- About the book -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- A note on authorship -- Introduction: a critical introduction to business and society -- 1 | The emergence of capitalism in Western Europe -- 2 | The spread of capitalism -- 3 | The...

This is the Final Report for a study which examines how 12 measures from the Administrative Burden Reduction (ABR) Action Programme 2007-2012 have been implemented/applied at a national level and to what extent the promised reductions in administrative burdens have materialised. Insofar as the...