Many authors recently tried to show that markets don't have to be based on morals as ordering principles. This paper intends to elaborate on two missing aspects in this debate: Firstly, a well-founded critique of this thesis traces back to Durkheim and Parsons. Their arguments on these critical points will bring new insights into the debate of how order is established. Secondly, many authors limit their studies to simple game theory-based arguments and on reflections on plausibility concerning the power on the state to enforce the law without explaining steps and conditions for the evidence of the suggested processes. This paper tried to fill some of these gaps; it will show that there are good arguments for real markets based on law and especially on morals to reach a high level of division of labour.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2004/2 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie (2004)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik

Personen: Märkt, Stephan

Schlagwörter: Ordnung Moral Handlungsorientierung Großmacht