Business ethics and the origins of contemporary capitalism: Economics and ethics in the work of Adam Smith and Herbert Spencer

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-198

  Werhane, Patricia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034164693     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005937623890     Document Type: Article

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