Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171404 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
ICAE Working Paper Series No. 28
Publisher: 
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy (ICAE), Linz
Abstract: 
Unfettered market forces tend to violate basic universal concepts like justice, dignity or fairness. Therefore we suggest moving to a new concept of markets, which we label 'civilized markets'. A civilized market tries to ensure that free entrepreneurship and open markets are eventually compatible to these basic and universal values that also serve as moral cornerstones of the European project. We propose to establish a new European institution that should set and enforce minimum standards for goods sold on the European market in order to accomplish what we call a 'civilized market'.
Subjects: 
European Union
international trade
social embeddedness
market regulation
labor standards
sustainability
product quality
Top Runner Program
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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