Wirtschaftsethik der Globalisierung by Karl Homann

German description: Mit den Problemen der Globalisierung werden wir tagtäglich konfrontiert. Viele Menschen empfinden die Globalisierung als Bedrohung, nicht nur ihrer wirtschaftlichen Existenz, sondern auch ihres kulturell-moralischen Selbstverständnisses; manche treten aus Protest ATTAC und vergleichbaren Organisationen bei. Auf internationalen Konferenzen führen diese Proteste regelmäßig zu Eskalationen. Die Autoren der hier gesammelten Beiträge ordnen die häufig intuitiven Einstellungen zur Globalisierung analytisch in verschiedene Problemdimensionen ein. Diese werden dann separat bearbeitet und – nach Möglichkeit – wieder in ein Gesamtbild integriert.

English summary: We are confronted daily with the problems of globalization. Many people regard globalization as a threat not only to their economic existence but also to the way they see themselves culturally and morally. For these reasons many of them join ATTAC or other organizations, and their protests have been known to escalate at international conferences. Underlying these protests are often intuitive attitudes towards globalization. The authors of the articles in this volume have organized these attitudes into distinct dimensions of the problem, so that these can be dealt with separately and, if possible, re-integrated into an overall picture. It is an undisputed fact that globalization has normative, cultural dimensions. But these problems are often discussed apart from the economic dimensions, or in direct contrast to them. The editors hope that this volume can help overcome this unproductive division of the discussion into normative questions and economic considerations.