Good Value by Stephen Green
Can one be both an ethical person and a banker? Stephen Green, an ordained priest and chairman of HSBC, thinks so. In Good Value, Green retraces the history of the global economy and its financial systems, from early government granaries in Alexandria to the Italian banks that flourished during the Renaissance, and argues that despite its recent lapses, the financial industry is more necessary than ever. Also necessary, however, are good businesspeople who look to their principles before their profit margins. By recognizing the precedence of moral and spiritual values over immediate profit, Green says, we have the opportunity to remake capitalism while also helping the less fortunate and finding meaning in our own lives. He backs up his ideas for a new capitalism with anecdotes about microfinance, green technology, and a number of remarkable individuals who have changed the world by using the lessons they've learned in the global bazaar. A timely, thoughtful, and contrarian analysis of the most pressing financial and moral questions we face, Good Value presents us with the heartening possibility that through good ethics comes good business, and through good business comes a richer, more rewarding world for us all.Stephen Green campaigned for a Remain vote in the United Kingdom's European Union Referendum on June 23. He is now the chair of the Natural History Museum in London, as well as Asia House, a center of study on Asia. He is a Conservative peer in the House of Lords, Britain's second chamber, and is an ordained priest in the Church of England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802119179 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802119174 |
| Title | Good Value |
| Author | Stephen Green |
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| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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