Social Principles As a Framework for Ethical Analysis (With an Application to the Tobin Tax)

Journal of Business Ethics · 2000 · Volume 23 · Issue 4

Abstract

Rooted in a reasoned understanding of what it is to be a human being in community, Catholic social principles are accessible to a pluralistic, even secular, audience. Instead of being used separately in an ad hoc manner, these principles can be applied as a single analytical framework in examining ethical questions. Doing so allows the manifold dimensions of social problems to surface. The paper applies this framework on the issue of whether currency markets ought to be taxed in order to deter speculation.

Keywords

Manifold, Economic Growth, Social Problem, Analytical Framework, Currency Market

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