Crisis and Recovery Ethics, Economics and Justice [Hardcover]

During the ongoing global financial crisis, a lack of moral and ethical leadership in society has been exposed. The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Larry Elliott, The Guardian , bring together their thoughts on the issues of ethics and morality in business, with contributions from leading business figures.Foreword; Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Introduction; Larry Elliott, Economics Editor, The Guardian Theology and the Nature of Accountability; Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Investment and Public Policy in a Globalized Economy; Lord Robert Skidelsky Values in an Ethical UK Economy; Jon Cruddas MP with Jonathan Rutherford, Editor, Soundings Economics and the Shape of Society; Phillip Blond, ResPublica Ethics in a Service Economy; Adam Lent, Senior Policy Officer, TUC Investment Banking: The Inevitable Triumph of Incentives Over Ethics  John Reynolds Culture and the Crisis; Andrew Whittaker, FSA Marrying the Market with the Environment; Zac Goldsmith The Financial Crisis and the End of the Hunter Gatherer; Will Hutton, Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation

The future of humankind in an interconnected and globalized world will be based on the notion of togetherness. This notion is at the base of any recovery and this book provides the principles for how this can be achieved.' - Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

'An excellent, very readable book for the layman that is immensely interesting and encouraging for anyone who has a nagging sense that the current economic crisis might also be a profound opportunity for change and the possibility of a fairer, more equal and eventually, longer-lasting planet.' - Richard Curtis, writer, director, and co-founder of Comic Relief

'Two of the most powerful forces in our world are religion and money. This book brings them together in ways that are both well-informed and ethically and politically sl3´