Animals and the Economy (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series)

This book explores the economic institutions that determine the nature of animal lives as systematically exploited objects traded in a market economy. It examines human roles and choice in the system, including the economic logic of agriculture, experimentation, and animal ownership, and analyses the marginalization of ethical action in the economic system. __Animals and the Economy__ demonstrates that individual consumers and farmers are often left with few truly animal-friendly choices. Ethical participants in the economy must either face down an array of institutional barriers, or exit mainstream markets entirely. This book argues that these issues are not necessary elements of a market system, and evaluates a number of policy changes that could improve the lives of animals in the context of a market economy. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-9 The Place of Animals in the Economy....Pages 11-26 The Ethical Logic of Economics....Pages 27-44 Giving Consumers What They Want?....Pages 45-61 Ethical Consumer Action....Pages 63-82 Competition and Moral Complicity....Pages 83-94 Regulating Animal Use....Pages 95-122 Animal Experimentation....Pages 123-140 Property Rights and Animal Rights....Pages 141-157 Ownership and Animal Oppression....Pages 159-172 A New Kind of Ownership....Pages 173-187 Conclusion....Pages 189-195 Back Matter....Pages 197-216 "This book explores the economic institutions that determine the nature of animal lives as systematically exploited objects traded in a market economy. It examines human roles and choice in the system, including the economic logic of agriculture, experimentation, and animal ownership, and analyses the marginalization of ethical action in the economic system"-- Provided by publisher