Smith versus Friedman: Markets and ethics

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-188

  Keller, A Craig ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Accounting education; Adam Smith; Baumal, W.J.; Business ethics; Economics; Ethics; Markets; Milton Friedman; Profit maximization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846126546     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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