Introduction: Buddhist Encounters with Global Market Economy and Consumer Society

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The introduction is based upon three considerations: Firstly, it provides a version 2.0 of our article “Buddhism, Business and Economics” published in Michael Jerryson’s The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism (2017). Secondly, with the intent to give an overview of the research field of Buddhist economy, it discusses contemporary issues that both trouble and enthuse protagonists in the various Buddhist fields. Thirdly, the chapter aims to encourage other scholars to take up the field by pointing out new avenues for cross-disciplinary research into the complex relationship between Buddhism and economics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuddhism and Business : Merit, Material Wealth and Morality in the Global Market Economy
EditorsTrine Brox, Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
Number of pages21
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
Publication date2020
Pages1-21
ISBN (Print)9780824882730
ISBN (Electronic)9780824884161
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
SeriesContemporary Buddhism Series

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