Stephen Brobeck and Robert N. Mayer, Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism

摘要

The core purpose of business is profit. This generates employment that enables people to pay their bills and express themselves as consumers, which in turn grows the wider economy and generates tax revenue for the raft of public services we all rely on. A key legitimizing aspect of business is that it should achieve this whilst not causing harm, or generating profit for a minority at the cost of individuals or society.