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Die zivilgesellschaftliche Kampagne gegen Finanzspekulationen mit Agrarrohstoffen: Eine wirtschaftsethische Stellungnahme

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Seit Februar 2011 läuft in Deutschland eine gemeinsame Kampagne mehrerer zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen (ZGO). Sie schlagen Alarm und erheben die Forderung, jede Form von Finanzspekulation mit Agrarrohstoffen regulatorisch zu verbieten. Eine kritische Analyse dieser Kampagne aus wirtschaftsethischer Sicht führt zu folgendem Ergebnis: (1) Die von den ZGO eigens in Auftrag gegebenen Studien weisen schwere handwerkliche Mängel auf. (2) Gemessen am Erkenntnisstand der wissenschaftlichen Literatur, ist der zivilgesellschaftliche Alarm als Fehl-Alarm einzustufen. (3) Die Kampagne offenbart ein gravierendes Selbstgefährdungspotential der zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen: Sie riskieren, ihre Glaubwürdigkeit zu verlieren. (4) Im Geist kritischer Loyalität zur Zivilgesellschaft wird dieser besorgniserregende Befund in zwei konkrete Vorschläge für institutionelle Reformen umgesetzt.

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  • Pies, Ingo, 2012. "Die zivilgesellschaftliche Kampagne gegen Finanzspekulationen mit Agrarrohstoffen: Eine wirtschaftsethische Stellungnahme," Discussion Papers 2012-23, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Economic Ethics.
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