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