The philosophy, politics and economics of finance in the 21st century: From Hubris to Disgrace. (2015)

“..places the world of finance under a microscope, analyses the assumptions that have led from hubris to disgrace and provides suggestions for an improved society.

Edited by Patrick O’Sullivan, Professor of Business Ethics and Company Social Responsibility at Grenoble École de Management, France;
Nigel F.B. Allington, Professor of Applied Macroeconomics at the Grenoble École de Management, France;
Mark Esposito, Harvard University Extension & Grenoble School of Management.

Publisher: Routledge

This book analyses the key moral and political philosophical issues of the financial crisis and relates them to the political economy of finance. It also examines to what extent the financial sector can or should be reformed.

It is unified by the view that the financial sector had been “a self-serving and self-regulating elite consumed by greed, speculation and even lawlessness, with little sense of responsibility to the wider society or common good.”

In light of critical analysis by authors from a variety of backgrounds and persuasions, suggestions for reform and improvement are proposed, in some cases radical reform. By placing the world of finance under a microscope, this book analyses the assumptions that have led from hubris to disgrace as it provides suggestions for an improved society.

To be published at the end of Spring 2015. Pre-order the book here: The philosophy, politics and economics of finance in the 21st century: From Hubris to Disgrace