Profits and Prophets

This book is a study of potential, perceived, and real conflicts and similarities between market economics and Jewish social justice. The book's ultimate focus is on public policy issues. In the first two chapters, the author presents the conceptual and theoretical foundations of market economics and Jewish social justice. Subsequent chapters analyze minimum wage, immigration, climate change, and usury from both market economics and Jewish social justice perspectives, discussing conflicts, and, if they exist, similarities.

Compares and contrasts market economics and Jewish social ethics Discuss current contemporary policy issues Written in clear language accessible to students in economics or Jewish theology

Autorentext

Nancy Ruth Fox is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Saint Joseph's University, USA.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Profits and Prophets: Market Economics and Jewish Social Ethics.- Chapter 2 What's So Good about the Market?.- Chapter 3 Minimum Wage/Living Wage.- Chapter 4 Immigration.- Chapter 5 Climate.- Chapter 6 Usury.- Chapter 7 Conclusion. <p