Animals and the economy. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steven McMullen.
• Authors: McMullen, Steven
• Contents: Series Editors' Preface; Contents; 1: Introduction; 2: The Place of Animals in the Economy; Being a Non-Human Animal; Animal Agriculture; Companion Animals; Animal Experimentation; The Economic Source of Animal Exploitation; Economic Theory; Economic Institutions; Animal Ethics and the Value of Animals; 3: The Ethical Logic of Economics; Human But Not Humane; Anthropocentrism; The Failure of Altruism; How Do We Measure Progress?; The Logic of the Larder; Counting the True Cost; A New Economic Toolset; Conclusion; 4: Giving Consumers What They Want? Consumer Preferences and the State Consumer Information; Systemic Bias; Consumer Complicity; Moral Alienation; 5: Ethical Consumer Action; Will One More Vegan Make a Difference?; Staying Local; Giving Consumers Better Information; Discouraging Animal Consumption; Public Sentiment and Animal Visibility; Conclusion; 6: Competition and Moral Complicity; Industrialization; Competition, Profit, and Freedom; The Possibility of Humane Animal Products; Moral Complicity and Animal Production; Moral Alienation and Economic Culture; 7: Regulating Animal Use The State of Animal Protection The Case for Regulation; Animal Rights; Market Failure; Competition and Virtue Ethics; Consumer Information; Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare; The Costs of Regulation; The Distribution of Costs; Effective Regulation; The Symbolic Content of Regulation; Regulation in Context; 8: Animal Experimentation; Justifying Animal Research; How Did We Get Here?; Consumer Complicity; Changes in Policy; Conclusions; 9: Property Rights and Animal Rights; The Nature of Property Rights; Property Rights and the Environment in Economic Thought Property Rights and Species Protection The Limitations of Economic Incentives; Market-Based, Pro-Animal Solutions?; Property Rights and Markets for Animals?; 10: Ownership and Animal Oppression; Animals as Property; Do Animals Have a Right to Liberty?; Arguments Against Abolition; Rethinking the Goal of Abolition; The Limitations of State Ownership; Conclusion; 11: A New Kind of Ownership; Equitable Self-Ownership; Legal Standing and Oversight; Bringing About Change; What Are Property Rights?; Markets for Animals; 12: Conclusion; Creating a Better System An Ethical Capitalism?References; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 179/.3; Philosophy; Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects; Animals -- Economic aspects; Animal rights -- Moral and ethical aspects; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Animal rights -- Moral and ethical aspects; Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects; Animals -- Economic aspects; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Business & Economics -- Business Ethics; Philosophy -- Movements -- General; Philosophy -- Social; Ethics & moral philosophy; Business ethics & social responsibility; Social & political philosophy; Ethics; Business ethics; Social sciences_xPhilosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137434746; 1137434740
• Related ISBNs: 9781137434739
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 6, 2016).
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