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Framing ethical perspectives

Business and commerce are at the heart of capitalist societies, and are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire vast amounts of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens.

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NOV 15, 2023 Podcast

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, with Bethany Allen

MAR 24, 2022 Podcast

The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack

NYU Stern's Professor David Yermack discusses NFTs, Ukraine, and the future of crypto with Carnegie Council Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin.

MAY 6, 2022 Podcast

For Companies, Could China Be the Next Russia? with Perth Tolle

Isaac Stone Fish and finance expert Perth Tolle discuss the global economic backlash to Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China, and much more.

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New Age Piratism. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zharth/3379104454/" target="blank">zharth</a>

JUN 8, 2012 Podcast

Law Professor Stuart Green on Property Law

A meme about illegal music downloads has been going around the Internet for a few years now. It goes something like this: Piracy isn't theft. ...

JUN 6, 2012 Podcast

Supply Chain Accountability

How can ethical practices be made an integral part of overseas supply chains? Here's reporter Charles Duhigg on how habits can impact the ethical behavior ...

The GUM shopping mall in Moscow. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/appaloosa/6245483548/" target="blank">appaloosa</a>

JUN 4, 2012 Article

Russia Bulletin (2012): Russia Bulletin, Issue 7

Putin is the man that many love to hate, and just three weeks into his new term, critics have heaped scorn on his ambitious economic ...

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MAY 29, 2012 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: City Development States: Why Lagos Works Better than Nigeria

With a national government plagued by corruption and poisoned by dependence on oil money, state- and city-led development may be the best way for Nigeria ...

MAY 22, 2012 Podcast

The Intersection of Global Health and Business

How can global health be improved?  PepsiCo executive Derek Yach speaks about the positive changes corporations are making, and Professor Yanzhong Huang discusses China's health ...

Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

MAY 9, 2012 Podcast

Public Affairs: Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

ExxonMobil is rather like France, says Steve Coll. It's mostly aligned with the U.S; it's sometimes opposed, but a lot of the time it's ...

MAY 8, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Dov Seidman, a Moral Philosopher in a Suit

Leadership is going from being command-and-control to connect-and-collaborate; from inspecting for trust to giving it away; and from discussing success towards significance: "If we make ...

MAY 1, 2012 Podcast

Special Preview: May Day and Occupy Wall Street

This "Just Business" preview features two Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists. OWS has hibernated a bit since New York City shut down its flagship encampment ...

APR 5, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Daisey and Foxconn: Is Exaggeration Acceptable When Raising Awareness?

Mike Daisey has admitted to fabricating parts of his story on Foxconn for "This American Life." But, perhaps partly due to the attention his story ...

APR 4, 2012 Podcast

The "How" of Business Ethics in the Financial Sector

With his public resignation letter, Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith lamented "the decline in the firm's moral fiber." How can financial managers strengthen the ethical ...