Ethics of Socioeconomics Critical Observations on Capitalism through the Lens of a Lawyer

The book analyzes socioeconomic through the lens of a lawyer. In the past decade the world has witnessed some severe financial and economic crises, espe­cially the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The author states that the socio-economic order has in the...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature 2024
Series:Economic and Financial Law & Policy - Shifting Insights & Values
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