Issue 3, 2002

Epstein E. M. The Field of Business Ethics in the United States: Past, Present and Future

This article deals with the history of the beginning and development of Business Ethics as an academic field in the USA. The stages of deepening of the academic interest to problems of Business Ethics in their interrelation with stages of development of the American society are analyzed. The correlation of evolution of the Business and Society and Business Ethics areas of inquiry is traced. The basic modern developments in the field of Business Ethics are considered in the light of Moral Commonwealth as a prerequisite for a peaceful and prosperous global community.

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