The Ethics of the New Economy

Restructuring and Beyond

Leo Groarke

• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN: 9780889207974
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Economic Conditions
• Index: Economics

Is restructuring an underhanded way to make the rich richer and the poor poorer? Or is it necessary, although bitter, medicine for an ailing economy?

In The Ethics of the New Economy: Restructuring and Beyond, professionals from the fields of philosophy, ethics, management, as well as those representing the groups affected by restructuring, tackle thorny ethical issues. Referring to concrete case studies, these timely essays discuss a variety of topics, including justified and unjustified restructuring; employers' obligations during the restructuring process; equity issues; the rise of part-time employment; the effects of restructuring on communities; the internal risks faced by restructuring corporations; deprofessionalization in health care; the consequences of restructuring in the developing world; philanthropy and cause-related marketing; corporate "judo" and restructuring; and responsible and irresponsible restructuring.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Introduction
• Part ll: The Case Against Restructuring
• Part III: Responsible and Irresponsible Restructuring
• Part IV: Methods of Restructuring
• Part V: The Process of Restructuring
• Part VI: Pitfalls of Restructuring
• Part VlI: The Restructuring Economy
• Part VIII: Case Studies
• Part IX: Overview
• List of Contributors
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index