This collection of essays by prominent economists and philosophers showcases the important contributions that markets can make to important topics within social economics, including practical issues such as poverty and disaster relief, as well as more general concerns regarding ethics and well-being.

Markets and Dignity: The Essential Link;  M.D.White Asserting the Morality of the Market: A Stoic Perspective;  J.A.Baker Life in the Market Is Good for You;  D.N.McCloskey Philanthropy and the Invisible Hand: Hayek, Boulding, and Beyond; R.Garnett Ethics in the Mayan Marketplace;  B.Blevins, G.Ramirez  & J.Wight Doing the Right Things: The Private Sector Response to Hurricane Katrina as a Case Study in the Bourgeois Virtues;  S.Horwitz Markets, Discovery, and Social Problems: From Political Elitism to Economic Empowerment;  J.Meadowcroft Economic Freedom and Global Poverty;  J.Gwartney  & J.Connors