Authors: Josep F Mària Daniel Arenas
Publish Date: 2009/12/22
Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 231-244
Abstract
This article analyzes efforts in Nicaragua to create ethical organizations and an ethical economy Three societal ethea found in contemporary Nicaragua are examined the ethos of revolution the ethos of corruption and the ethos of human development The emerging ethos of human development provides the most hope for the nation’s social and economic evolution The practices of three successful economic development organizations explicitly aligned with the ethos of human development are described and evaluated 1 a microfinance foundation FDL 2 a federation of cooperatives FENACOOP and 3 a local branch of an international NGO IONicaragua The article concludes with additional reflections on the meaning of ethical organizations and an ethical economy in the context of contemporary NicaraguaAuthors wish to thank the editors of this Issue Denis Collins and Julie Whitaker for their valuable discussion of this article They also thank Dr MiYong LeePeuker from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig for her thorough revision of this article and valuable bibliography suggestions
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