{"product_id":"the-challenge-of-wealth-a-jewish-perspective-on-earning-and-spending-money","title":"The Challenge of Wealth: A Jewish Perspective on Earning and Spending Money","description":"Dr. Meir Tamari  well-known as an expert in the fields of economics and Jewish law  has written an engaging  in-depth study on the subject of money as it applies to earning and spending  business transactions  financial management  charity  economic morality and immorality  and Judaisms teachings on the use of wealth. Most books dealing with business ethics or economic morality do not emphasize the spiritual aspects of these crucial factors. Rather  they seek to find applications of modern economic theory or present a Jewish legal framework for economic activity. This book emphasizes the idea that concepts of morality and ethics (rather than economic systems) are the real basis for achieving economic justice and a more equitable market. Part I of this study is devoted to moral issues related to the creation of wealth. The author reviews the causes of economic immorality and the solutions offered by religion  free markets  and socialism. He also addresses Jewish spiritual concepts such as kiddush HaShem (sanctifying the name of God) through economic activity  operating beyond the demands of the law  and the effects of unethical behavior on the individuals who perpetrate it. The author also discusses the biblical injunction against placing a stumbling block in the path of the blind  relating it to the marketing of goods harmful to the buyer  to conflicts of interest  and to those involved in consulting and the marketing of advice. Advertising  consumer protection competition  and government regulation are reviewed in light of the Jewish definitions of honesty and their application to a modern economy. Special attention is paid to Jewish-gentile relationships. Part I concludes with an analysis of the moral obligation of both private and public corporations to adhere to the ethical demands of Judaism. This discussion of the corporate veil in halakhah centers on the rights and obligations of shareholders and executives. Ethical problems in financial management  such as insider trading  leveraged buyouts  and bankruptcy  are reviewed. Part II of the book is devoted to Judaisms teachings on the use of wealth. Acknowledged patterns of consumption  justice  communal demands  and the use of wealth are the factors that largely determine the moral restraints and ethical decisions of both individuals and society. Moral imperatives  however  are not sufficient in Judaism  so that the social obligation of charity  both voluntary and legislated as taxation  has been a characteristic of Jewish life throughout the ages. In the same light as charity  the halakhic treatment of interest forms part of this search for social justice.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892645949493,"sku":"ByrdShop_1568212801","price":139.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1568212801_bbe327c8-0d91-4df6-9a30-8d3ac070c844.jpg?v=1772667312","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-challenge-of-wealth-a-jewish-perspective-on-earning-and-spending-money","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}