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The Ford Pinto Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Business, and Technology
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The Ford Pinto Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Business, and Technology Paperback - 1994

by Douglas Birsch (Editor); John Fielder (Editor)

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its about when back in 1971 when the president of ford wanted a car made for 2,000.00 $ to compeat with other markets.Information on what was wrong with the car and what it would have taken to fix it.

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This book brings together the basic documents needed for reaching an informed judgment on the central ethical question in the Pinto case: did Ford Motor Company act ethically in designing the Pinto fuel system and in deciding not to upgrade the integrity of that system until 1978? The five parts of this book cover the case, cost-benefit analysis, whistle blowing, product liability, and government regulations.

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This book bring together the basic documents needed for reaching an informed judgment on the central ethical question in the Pinto case: did Ford Motor Company act ethically in designing the Pinto fuel system and in deciding not to upgrade the integrity of that system until 1978? The five parts of this book cover the case, cost-benefit analysis, whistle blowing, product liability, and government regulations.

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  • Title The Ford Pinto Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Business, and Technology
  • Author Douglas Birsch (Editor); John Fielder (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 338
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
  • Publication date 1994-10-28
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780791422342 / 0791422348
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 5.54 x 0.77 in (21.74 x 14.07 x 1.96 cm)
  • Category Automotive
  • Library of Congress subjects Business ethics - Case studies, Social responsibility of business - Case
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94-838
  • Dewey Decimal Code 338.476

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Douglas Birsch , Associate Professor of Philosophy is an instructor at Villanova University. He is co-author of The DC-10 Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society, also published by SUNY Press. John H. Fielder , Professor of Philosophy, is an instructor at Villanova University. He is co-author of The DC-10 Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society, also published by SUNY Press.

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