Wonderfully provocative. It includes two helpful appendixes: a brief review of moral and political theory, and a helpful guide to case study formulation and analysis. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Machan's book is an unabashed celebration of commercial society. It is a welcome addition to a literature that is too often anti-business.

Nicholas Capaldi, Chair in Business Ethics, Loyola University of New Orleans

The authors of this book convey the essence of classical liberalism to the business world: powerful arguments in a graceful style.

Professor Alberto Benegas-Lynch, Jr., president of the Department of Economics, Argentine National Academy of Sciences

This is a lively, provocative, and thoughtful exposition and defense of the moral legitimacy of the enterprise of business. I have been looking for a good text to use in teaching business ethics. This is a great one. It could not have come along at a better time.

Charles W. Baird, director of the Smith Center, California State University, Hayward

A Primer on Business Ethics is a clear and lively text dealing with fundamental issues. It is well written and takes the important problems into account. It makes a good text for a basic undergraduate course in business ethics thanks to its engaging style.

Nicholas Rescher

Finally we have a well-organized and clearly written work that distinguishes 'business ethics' from 'business bashing.' A Primer on Business Ethics challenges the assumptions of critics and defenders of business alike. This brave and thoughtful work is excellent for the classroom-it both assists the beginner and engages the expert.

Douglas B. Rasmussen, St. Johns University