Originally published as Society and Business Review, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2008
ISBN: 978 1 84663 972 2
E-ISBN: 978 1 84663 973 9
Guest edited by: Sabine Urban
This e-book is devoted to "Human Development" - something almost intuitively longed for by the many people who want to see human beings accorded , on their own merits as unique individuals, a central, privileged position within the social system, and not merely treated as a "commodified", "monetarised" components of the body social, with a given exchange and investment value.
Contents:
The human brain as a mediating, integrating and unifying central agency
Pierre Karli
It matters to be aware of the important role played by the brain in the progressive constitution and unification of the three major facets of the human being: a biological individual; a social actor; a self-conscious, reflective, and deliberating subject. The aim is to discuss this role
Well-being for all as a human development objective: Developing the concept and its criteria with citizens
Gilda Farrell
While defining the well-being for all as the objective of human development, this paper aims to draw attention to the deficiencies resulting from the “simplification” inherent in its implementation, especially by institutions, and to the advantages to be derived from determining the concept's policy implications and the ensuing priorities and strategies via a bottom-up- or grassroots-approach.
Towards a conceptual framework for corporate ethics: problems of justification and implementation
Horst Steinmann
The paper aims to integrate central ideas about corporate ethics into an overall framework of corporate governance in modern market economies. A proposal for an adequate understanding of corporate ethics is outlined and, with this understanding as a background, problems of justification and implementation of corporate ethics are to be discussed.
New psychological contracts in the world of work: economic citizens or victims of the market?: The situation in Germany
Gerhard Blickle and Alexander Witzki
The aim of the paper is to present the causes and manifestations of the changed conditions of work for employees since the 1990s with a particular focus on the situation in Germany. These changes are characterized by a higher demand for expertise and a lower protection against life risks for employees. The paper seeks to address some of the issues surrounding this.
Financial markets' expectations and human development
Sabine Urban
It matters to be aware of the important direct or indirect role of the financial markets in the human development dynamics in a globalizing world. The purpose of this paper is to identify some main inter-relations in the socio-economic system. Deterministic technical factors are opposed to individual or political will. Invisible and visible hands of “players” are designing the future. Is fear justified?
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