People before Markets
An Alternative Casebook

Offers fresh perspectives on twenty important global questions, challenging traditional capitalist or neoliberal frameworks.

Daniel Scott Souleles (Edited by), Johan Gersel (Edited by), Morten Sørensen Thaning (Edited by)

9781009165860, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 November 2022

508 pages, 3 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.7 x 3.2 cm, 0.86 kg

'People Before Markets imagines a lot more of a world that already exists, in pockets, here and there, by helping us envision an expansion of better ways of organizing. I particularly admire the section on who should own businesses because concentrated ownership threatens to undercut democratic institutions across every sector of the economy.' Joseph R. Blasi, Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, Rutgers University

This innovative volume presents twenty comparative case studies of important global questions, such as 'Where should our food come from?' 'What should we do about climate change?' and 'Where should innovation come from?' A variety of solutions are proposed and compared, including market-based, economic, and neoliberal approaches, as well as those determined by humane values and ethical and socially responsible perspectives. Drawing on original research, its chapters show that more responsible solutions are very often both more effective and better aligned with human values. Providing an important counterpoint to the standard capitalist thinking propounded in business school education, People Before Markets reveals the problematic assumptions of incumbent frameworks for solving global problems and inspires the next generation of business and social science students to pursue more effective and human-centered solutions.

1. Introduction: Why are You Here? Daniel Souleles and Johan Gersel
2. Some Philosophical Help with 'Neoliberalism' Johan Gersel and Morten Sørensen Thaning
I. Our World: 3. Where Should Food Come From? Hilary King and Andrea Rising
4. Where Should Water Come From? Sayd Randle
5. Who Gets to Own Land? Douglas Bafford
6. How Should Food Be Produced? Scott Freeman
7. Who Decides Where They Live? Elisha Oliver
8. How Much Land Do We Need? Ina Goel
9. Where Should We Park? Daniel Souleles
10. How Should We Deal With Climate Change? Aneil Tripathy
11. How Should We Make an Impact? Matthew Archer
II. Our Lives: 12. Why Do Some People Want to Manage Human Fertility? Michelle A. Rensel and Rachel A. Vaughn
13. How Should Childbirth Happen? Amanda Shapiro
14. Who is Responsible for Children's Food? Jennifer Patico
15. How Should We Care for the Elderly? Amy Clotworthy
16. How are People Who Take Drugs Treated? Johannes Lenhard and Eana Meng
17. How Should We Design Access to a Health Care System? Johan Gersel, Daniel Souleles and Morten Sørensen Thaning
III. Our Work: 18. What Should a Job Look Like? Hannah Elliot
19. How Should Innovation Work? Michael Scroggins
20. Who Should Get Investment Capital? Melissa Beresford
21. Who Should Own a Business? David Wood and Lenore Palladino
22. How Should the Government Decide from Whom to Buy Stuff? Jeppe Groot
Index.

Subject Areas: Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG]