Economists have often paid visits to the field of criminology, examining the rational logic of offending. This book returns the visit, examining how the logic of economics may lead to harmful behaviour. This is an excursion into several schools of economic thought and an analysis of the social harm caused by homo oeconomicus.
Economists have often paid visits to the field of criminology, examining the rational logic of offending. This book returns the visit, examining how the logic of economics may lead to harmful behaviour. This is an excursion into several schools of economic thought and an analysis of the social harm caused by homo oeconomicus.
Vincenzo Ruggiero is Professor of Sociology and Director of the 'Crime and Conflict Research Centre' at Middlesex University in London. He has conducted research on behalf of many national and international agencies, including the Economic and Social Research Council, the European Commission and the United Nations. He has published extensively on illicit drugs, corporate crime, corruption, political violence, social movements and penal systems.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Humans and Venison 3. Victims of Progress 4. Rural Philosophy and Natural Law 5. From a 'Modest Proposal' to Eugenics 6. Invisible Hand and Visible Injury 7. Value, Risk and Deviant Innovation 8. Marginal Utility and the Hidden Economy 9. Socialism for the Rich 10. Neoliberalism and Ecocide 11. Business, War and Crime 12. Conclusion. References
1. Introduction 2. Humans and Venison 3. Victims of Progress 4. Rural Philosophy and Natural Law 5. From a 'Modest Proposal' to Eugenics 6. Invisible Hand and Visible Injury 7. Value, Risk and Deviant Innovation 8. Marginal Utility and the Hidden Economy 9. Socialism for the Rich 10. Neoliberalism and Ecocide 11. Business, War and Crime 12. Conclusion. References
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