What is social justice and equity in the global economy? Moreover, what constitutes fair working conditions? These are questions that really impact us as consumers.

 

In this episode, I interview Anna Rohwer, a fellow alum of Eastern University, about social justice in the global economy and the economic perspective of social responsibility in the marketplace. To explain, Anna has a passion for the less privileged and studied globalization and development at the University of Manchester. Thus, she uses her knowledge of global labor conditions to make conscientious choices as a consumer.

 

We touch on:

-How the Bible addresses money

-What role we can take as individual consumers in the economy

-Being conscientious and intentional as a consumer

-Determining where to draw the line on ethical/unethical consumption

-How slavery, indentured servitude, and oppressive employment still exist in various forms today

-The potential and risk for technology and automation to reduce the demand for oppressive employment conditions

-Creating equity in economic opportunity for people from different geographical and socioeconomic backgrounds

-How most corporate profit accrues to the top

-The barriers to entry to entrepreneurship that disincentives regular people from becoming an entrepreneur

-Using your money and your voice to advocate for social justice in the economy

 

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