Ibrahim Ozer Ertuna "Wealth, Welfare and the Global Free Market (Corporate Social Responsibility)"
Gower | English | 2009-10-01 | ISBN: 056608905X | 244 pages | PDF | 2,6 MB




Can the free market system continue to operate in a traditional way ina world that is now globally connected, financially dysfunctional, andbecoming environmentally damaged by excessive consumption? Can analternative approach that respects human culture and values at least asmuch as it does profit be readily identified? In this rigorouscritique, the author, who is a former member of a World Bank missionand adviser to the Turkish Prime Minister, suggests that the answer toboth questions is 'No'. Emphasising the distinction between wealth andwelfare, Ozer Ertuna recognises that the search for a helpful wayforward based on classical economic concepts, models and arguments islikely to prove fruitless. In this challenging book you are invited toconsider that different approaches are needed. Using a mixture oftheory and practical examples, Professor Ertuna examines markets andinternational trade in the era of globalization from scientific,economic, cultural, philosophical and faith-based viewpoints. Heexplains how what he describes as 'The Science of the 21st Century' maybe part of any new emergent order. His survey of the differentperspectives details what is being proposed by the 'Post AutisticEconomics' movement; the Nobel laureates of the Santa Fe Institute;'critical theoreticians'; environmentalists; and others. Vedicphilosophy, other belief systems, and the significance of Anatolianculture may not be part of the usual discourse for business leaders,but as the role of business in society becomes ever more critical, anunderstanding of the range of perspectives brought to us by this bookbecomes increasingly essential. Those with an academic interest in theissues addressed here, as well as business and community leaders,policy makers, and those in government and non-governmentalorganizations will want to read this valuable addition to Gower'shighly respected "Corporate Social Responsibility Series".