The Ethics of Competition

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The Ethics of Competition is written by Christoph Lütge and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1788972996 (ISBN 10) and 9781788972994 (ISBN 13).

The concept of competition is frequently regarded with ambivalence. While its champions wholeheartedly endorse it for reasons of efficiency, critics believe competition undermines ethics. They denounce competitive thinking, call for modesty in profit-making, and rail against economisation. However, Christoph Lütge argues convincingly that intensified competition can work in favour of ethical goals, and that many criticisms of competition stem from an inadequate understanding of how modern societies and economies function. The author illustrates his view with examples from ecology, healthcare and education, and concludes with a call for more entrepreneurial spirit.