The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics

ISBN-13: 9780195398625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 720 str.

Aaron Levine

Opis

The interaction of Judaism and economics encompasses many different dimensions. Much of this interaction can be explored through the way in which Jewish law accommodates and even enhances commercial practice today and in past societies.
From this context, The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics explores how Judaism as a religion and Jews as a people relate to the economic sphere of life in modern society as well as in the past. Bringing together an astonishingly strong group of top scholars, the volume approaches the subject from a variety of angles, providing one of the most comprehensive, well-rounded, and authoritative accounts of the intersections of Judaism and economics yet produced. Aaron Levine first offers a brief overview of the nature and development of Jewish law as a legal system, then presents essays from a variety of angles and areas of expertise. The book offers contributions on economic theory in the bible and in the Talmud; on the interaction between Jewish law, ethics, modern society, and public policy; then presents illuminating explorations of Judaism throughout economic history and the ways in which economics has influenced Jewish history.
The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics at last offers an extensive and welcome resource by leading scholars and economists on the vast and delightfully complex relationship between economics and Judaism.

Recenzje

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine is a world-renowned authority on the Talmud, on Economics, and on Ethics. Here he has put together a remarkable collection of essays on and surveys of a very wide range of issues bearing on the relationship between Jewish literature, law, and practice on the one hand, and on the other hand, economic theory and business practic? especially business ethics. The volume spans thousands of years, from Biblical times to modern Israel, and one may expect it to become a standard reference.

Spis treści

From the contents: Contributors; Prologue; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Aaron Levine; 1.: Economic Theory in the Bible; 1. The Right of Return: The Biblical Law of Theft; Eliakim Katz and Jacob Rosenberg; 2. Eliezer the Matchmaker: Ethical Considerations and Modern Negotiation Theory; Aaron Levine; 3. Land Concentration, Efficiency, Slavery and the Jubilee; Jacob Rosenberg and Avi Weiss; 2.: Economic Theory in the Talmud; 4. Risk and Incentives in the Iska Contract; Jeffrey L. Callen; 5. Externalities and Public Goods in the Talmud; Ephraim Kleiman; 6. An Extended Talmudic Search Model; Yehoshua Liebermann; 7. Optimal Precautions and the Law Of Fire Damages; Jacob Rosenberg; 8. Valuation in Jewish Law; Keith Sharfman; 9. Could What You Don't Know Hurt You?; Information Asymmetry in Land Markets in Late Antiquity; P.V.(Meylekh) Viswanath and Michael Szenberg; 3.: Jewish Law, Ethics, and the Modern Society; 10. Hetter Iska, the Permissible Venture:; A Device to Avoid the Prohibition Against Interest-Bearing Loans; J. David Bleich; 11. Ethical Demands on Creditors in Jewish Tradition; Yoel Domb; 12. The Jewish Prohibition of Interest:; Themes, Scopes, and Contemporary Applications; Daniel Z. Feldman; 13. Interloping Behavior in the Marketplace in Jewish Law; Howard Jachter; 14. Principles of Ethical and Communal Investment in Judaism - A Jewish Law Approach; Asher Meir; 15. The Art of Moral Criticism: Rebuke in the Jewish Tradition and Beyond; Moses L. Pava; 16. "Know Before Whom You Stand" Trust, the Marketplace and Judaism; Jonas Prager; 17. Payment for Organ Donation in Jewish Law; Fred Rosner and Edward Reichman; 18. The Theory of "Efficient Breach": A Jewish Law Perspective; Ronald Warburg; 4.: Economic Public Policy and Jewish Law; 19. Public and Private International Law; From the Perspective of Jewish Law; Michael J. Broyde; 20. Jewish Environmental Ethics; Yehuda L. Klein and Jonathan Weiser; 21. The Global Recession of 2007-2009- The Moral factor; And Jewish Law; Aaron Levine; 22. The Employee Free Choice Act, Unions and Unionizing in Jewish Law; Dani Rapp; 23. Rabbinic Responses to Rapid Inflation in Israel, 1973-1985; Daniel Schiffman; 24. Jewish Ethics, the State, and Economic Freedom; Meir Tamari; 5.: Comparative Law Studies Relating to Economic Issues; 25. Economic Substance and the Laws of Interest: A Comparison of Jewish and U.S. Federal Tax Law; Adam Chodorow; 26. Transfer Of Ownership In E-Commerce Trnsactions From The Perspective Of Jewish Law: In Light Of Israeli and American Law; Ron S. Kleinman and Amal Jabareen; 27. The Jewish Guarantor and Secular Law:; Stumbling Blocks and Their Removal; Roger Lister; 6.: Judaism and Economic History; 28. Babylonian Jews at the Intersection of the; Iranian Economy and Sasanian law; Yaakov Elman; 29. Coins and Money in Jewish Law and Literature:; A Basic Introduction and Selective Survey; Laurence J. Rabinovich; 30. Talmudic Monetary Theory:; Currency in Rabbinic halakhah; Lawrence H. Schiffman; 7.: The Economics of Judaism; 31. The Economic Progress of American Jewry:; From 18th Century Merchants To; 21st Century Professionals; Barry R. Chiswick; 32. How Economics Help Shape American Judaism; Carmel Ullman Chiswick; Glossary; List of Abbreviations; Name Index; Subject Index

O autorze

Aaron Levine is Samson and Halina Bitensky Professor of Economics and Chairman, Department of Economics, School of Liberal Arts, Yeshiva University