The Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Finance in the 21st Century From Hubris to Disgrace

This is a timely set of essays that raise issues that are essential for understanding how finance ought to work in the 21st Century. The authors set finance squarely in the middle of society and its institutions. The analysis is superb.

R. Edward Freeman is University Professor and Olsson Professor, The Darden School University of Virginia, USA.

This book is an important contribution to the critique of social theory.... Perched on a fundamental question of legitimacy, this impressive new volume clarifies why the financial paradigm is flawed and how it is based on a profound intellectual fallacy that has caused so much instability in modern societies. Well balanced between inquiry and advocacy, this book is a modern must read for a wide range of readers.

Bruno S. Sergi, University of Messina and Harvard University, USA.

A thought-provoking collection of essays that ask many intriguing questions about how we got to where we are and how we can move to a better place. An essential read for those who are not satisfied by orthodox thinking about the current financial recession, and how we best respond to it.

Professor Keith Whitfield, Professor of Human Resource Management and Economics, Cardiff University, Wales.