Interest, usury and time

This paper argues that there are both ethical and economic reasons to support a normative claim that lower interest rales are preferable to higher ones. Biblical material as well as general ethical norms favours economic decisions that give a high weight to the future. High interest rates make the e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J. P. Tiemstra
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Scriber Editorial Systems 1993-01-01
Series:Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
Online Access:https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/713

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