Book contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Grid Work: A Theological and Ethical Framework
2 Me, Myself and Why: Pursuit of Self-Interest Promotes . . . What Exactly?
3 Waste Not? Reappraising the Goal of Economic Efficiency
4 Its Mine! Private Property Rights
5 But Im Positive! Economics as a Science
6 How Does Your Garden Grow? The Possibilities and Perils of Economic Growth
7 Render unto Caesar: The Role of Government in the Economy
8 Overemployment: The Growth of Work and the Loss of Leisure
9 Catching Your Interest: Lending and Borrowing in Scripture and History
10 Gross Compensation: Executives Rolling in Dough
11 A Clarion Call: Poverty and Distributive Justice
12 Tending the Garden: Environmental Stewardship
13 Whos Responsible? Business and Social Responsibility
14 False Hope: The Boom in Legalized Gambling
15 The Naked Gorilla: The Ethical and Economic Challenge of the Pornography Industry
16 A Matter of Life and Debt: Debt Relief for Less-Developed Countries
17 Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Economics of Immigration
18 The Malthusian Blues: The Ethics and Economics of Population Control
19 Sand in the Gears: The Corrosive Effect of Corruption
20 Why Waste Resources? Do Rural Development by the Book
21 Global Poverty: Top Down or Bottom Up?
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