Business Ethics in East Central Europe

154 Pages·1997·11.389 MB·English

by  Lubomír Mlčoch (auth.), Professor Dr. Peter Koslowski (eds.)

Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy
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Peter Koslowski (Ed.)
Business Ethics
in East Central Europe
, Springer
Professor Dr. Peter Koslowski
The Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research
Centre for Ethical Economy and Business Culture
GerberstraBe 26
D-30169 Hannover
Germany
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A Note from the Editor of the Series
The series "Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy" publishes this
book in the context of its programme of including contributions from the
East Central and Eastern European countries in its publications.
Beside the principle of being open to scholarly books from all world cul
tures, the series pursues also the particular policy to provide a forum for Eu
ropean publications on economic ethics and on economic philosophy as well
as on business ethics in the English language. In this European part of the
programme of the series, the East Central European contributions form an
integral part
Preface
The volume at hand publishes the proceedings of the conference, "Busi
ness Ethics in East Central Europe", held at Marienrode near Hannover, Ger
many, on March 31st and April 1st, 1996.
The conference was organized by the Centrum fOr Ethische 6konomie und
Wirtschaftskultur des Forschungsinstituts fOr Philosophie Hannover, Hanno
ver, Germany, with the support of EAST I WEST I PHTI..OSOPHY. A PRO
JECT OF THE FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FOR PHILOSOPHIE HANNO
VER.
The editor wishes to thank Anna Maria Hauk M.A., Dr. Victoria A. Po
gosian, and Norbert F. Tofall M.B.A. for their assistance in preparing the
manuscript.
Hannover, June 1997 P. K.
Contents
A Note from the Editor of the Series .............................................. V
Preface. ..............................•.............................•.....................• VII
Part One
Economic Problems of the Transition Process
in East Central Europe
Chapter 1
Czech Privatization -Penalties for the Speed. A Criticism of
Radical Liberalism
LUBOMIR MLCOCH .........•..........•.........•••....•...•.•....................•... 3
Chapter 2
Rejection of Holistic Social Engineering. Ethics and Transition
JIRI KABELE ...................................................••....•.•..••••.....•..••. 20
Chapter 3
Economic Ethics and Social Market Economy
BEATAFARKAS ........................................••...•......•••.........•......• 42
CONTENTS
Part Two
Philosophical and Political Problems
of the Transition Process
Chapter 4
Life After Liberalism
ADAM J. CHMIELEWSKI ......•••....•........•....•.....•..........••••.•.....•.•••• 63
Chapter 5
On the Relevance of Subsidiarity in Hungary
TmOR CZEH .........................•.....................................•••........... 78
Part Three
The Ethics of Business in East Central Europe
Chapter 6
Business Ethics in Management Science
LASZLO ZSOLNAI. ...................••...•......•.••••••••....••.••••............••... 95
Chapter 7
In Search of Integrity in the Company
JOLANTABABIUCH-LUXMOORE ••...........•••••..••....••••.•••.............. 103
Chapter 8
Ethics in Business in Slovakia. A Sociological Survey
IVETARADICOVA .................•.............•......••.....••••••......•...••.• 110
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CONTENTS
Chapter 9
Ethics in the Public Sector. Complaints on Private Insurance
Companies
EVARUDAS .............•..........................••..•.......•.......•...•...•...•.. 131
Chapter 10
On the Difference Between Moral and Economic Discourses
LAszLO FEKEI'E ...........•....•. ...............•••..•.•..•••.....••••••••..••..•••. 141
List of Authors and Discussants ................................................. 151
XI
Part One
Economic Problems of the Transition
Process in East Central Europe