The unique feature of the book is that it not only analyzes ethics and economics on an abstract level, but puts behavioral, institutional and systemic issues together for a robust and human view of economic functioning. It sees economic "facts" as interwoven with human intentionality and ethical content, a domain where utility calculations and moral considerations co-determine the behavior of economic agents and the outcomes of their activities.

Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Part 1 Introduction.- 1 Is Economics a Moral Science?; Peter Rona.- 2 Issues and Themes in Moral Economics; Laszlo Zsolnai.- Part 2 The Moral Foundations of Economics.- 3 Economics as if Ethics Mattered; Stefano Zamagni.- 4 Teleological Reasoning in Economics; Luk Bouckaert.- 5 Economic Rationality versus Human Reason; Laszlo Zsolnai.- 6 Rediscovering Personalism for Economics; Hendrik Opdebeeck.- 7 Happiness and Human Flourishing; Knut J. Ims.- 8 Understanding Financial Crises: The Contribution of the Philosophy of Money; Toon Vandevelde.- 9 Economics and Vulnerability: Relationships, Incentives, Meritocracy; Luigino Bruni.- Part 3 Companies and Their Management.- 10 Ethics, Economics and the Corporation; Peter Rona.- 11 Are Business Ethics Relevant?; David W. Miller and Michael J. Thate.- 12 Economy of Mutuality; Kevin Jackson.- 13Economic Wisdom for Managerial Decision-Making; Mike Thompson.- Part 4 Economic Policy and Economic Development.- 14Catholic Social Thought and Amartya Sen on Justice; Johan Verstraeten.