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Buddhist Economics - Audio

In the world of economics, does a person’s well-being really matter? What is more important, social objectives or profit maximisation – or are they even compatible? During a trip to Burma in 1955, Ern... Read more

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The intellectual foundations of the shareholder value model

The intellectual foundations of the shareholder value model

Dr Mike Lucas of The Open University Business School explains how the experience of working and teaching in accounting a... Read more

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The case for shareholder wealth

The case for shareholder wealth

Alan Shipman of The Open University Economics Department recalls the origins and optimistic expectations of the sharehol... Read more

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The problems with the shareholder value model

The problems with the shareholder value model

Dr Mike Lucas probes the shareholder value model, identifying its adverse effects on employees, consumers, the social an... Read more

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What went wrong with shareholder value?

What went wrong with shareholder value?

Alan Shipman examines the unintended fallout from the shareholder value ‘revolution’, and reasons for the rapid rise and... Read more

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