Animals and the economy / Steven McMullen.

"This book explores the economic institutions that determine the nature of animal lives as systematically exploited objects traded in a market economy. It examines human roles and choice in the system, including the economic logic of agriculture, experimentation, and animal ownership, and analyses t...

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Main Author: McMullen, Steven (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Series:Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series.
Subjects:
Animals (Philosophy)
Human-animal relationships > Philosophy.
Human-animal relationships > Economic aspects.
Animal industry > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare.
Animal rights.
Landwirtschaft.
Nutztierhaltung.
Ethik.
Physical Description:x., 216 pages ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The place of animals in the economy
  • The ethical logic of economics
  • Giving consumers what they want?
  • Ethical consumer action
  • Competition and moral complicity
  • Regulating animal use
  • Animal experimentation
  • Property rights and animal rights
  • Ownership and animal oppression
  • A new kind of ownership.