By David Jeremy
ISBN-10: 0203025350
ISBN-13: 9780203025352
ISBN-10: 0203132025
ISBN-13: 9780203132029
ISBN-10: 0415168988
ISBN-13: 9780415168984
The connection of economics, capitalism and wealth to the ethics and morality of faith has intrigued and challenged policymakers, strain teams, theologians, sociologists, economists and historians for hundreds of years. right here David Jeremy addresses those questions within the context of contemporary Britain. His initial survey of old controversies inside of faith and company, and the accompanying chronology of vital occasions because the 1770s are an exceptionally invaluable creation for these unusual with the sector.
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Under this arrangement, he took the first step towards surrendering ownership of his business to a trust, which he did in 1950. Under these schemes employees became Partners and shared in the profits. Lewis disavowed both high and low motives for his determination to seek a more just distribution of resources and rewards between capital and labour, other than the satisfaction of ‘the invention of a new system of business for its own sake’. 47 Other Quaker responses are outlined by Mr Corley in Chapter 8 which links Christian Socialism to Quaker debate and action.
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