Quakernomics

An Ethical Capitalism

By (author) Mike King Foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury Sir

Publication date:

01 April 2014

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

216x140mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780857281128

Combining commercial success with philanthropy and social activism, ‘Quakernomics’ offers a compelling model for corporate social responsibility in the modern world. Mike King explores the ethical capitalism of Quaker enterprises from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, testing this theory against those of prominent economists. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury, this book proves that the Quaker practice of ‘total capitalism’ is not a historically remote nicety but an immediately relevant guide for today’s global economy.

Foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: BACKGROUND; Chapter 1: Quakers and Commerce; Chapter 2: Industrial Capitalism; Chapter 3: Contrasting Cultures in 1845; PART II: THE QUAKER ENTERPRISES; Chapter 4: The Darbys of Coalbrookdale; Chapter 5: Quakers in Light and Heavy Industry; Chapter 6: Quakers in Science, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals; Chapter 7: Quakers in Foodstuffs and Luxuries; Chapter 8: Quakers in Trading, Banking and Finance; Chapter 9: Quakers in Culture; Chapter 10: The Quaker System; ILLUSTRATIONS: QUAKER TRACES IN LONDON; PART III: QUAKERS, SOCIETY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; Chapter 11: Quakers in Public Life; Chapter 12: Industrial Welfare and Quaker Lapses; Chapter 13: Quakers and Other Ethical Capitalists; PART IV: INDUSTRIAL ETHICS AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT; Chapter 14: From Mercantilism to Marshall; Chapter 15: Karl Marx; Chapter 16: George, Veblen and Schumpeter; Chapter 17: The Austrian School; Chapter 18: Keynes, Tawny and Galbraith; Chapter 19: Economics in Fiction; Chapter 20: Ayn Rand; Chapter 21: Milton Friedman; Chapter 22: Quakernomics and the Credit Crunch; Chapter 23: Quakernomics and Economic History; PART V: CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 24: Ethical Capitalism; Notes; Index

‘Fascinating, highly relevant and opportune, this book is a powerful exploration of history showing how ethical behaviour has been – and can be – an effective route to wealth creation and growth.’ —Carlota Perez, author of ‘Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital’ and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics