Our purpose is to bridge the interface of theology, economics and business in promoting an enterprise economy built on solid ethical foundations.
CEME’s distinctive contribution comes from the promotion of the market economy from a Christian perspective within a framework of calling, integrity and ethical behaviour.
Neoclassical normative economics seeks to avoid state paternalism. On the assumption that human beings display “integrated preferences” (i.e. preferences that are stable, context-independent and internally consistent), this objective may be secured by public policy objectives being based on “preference-satisfaction”. However, psychological experiments over the past 30 years have demonstrated that the assumption is false: human […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics (CEME) was delighted to co-host a roundtable discussion with St. Mary’s University on the 6th June 2019. The event took place at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and focused on Quakers, Business and Social Responsibility. Key speakers included: – Professor Philip Booth, Dean of the Faculty of Education, […]
A great title from Grant Thornton. Several hundred people came together to celebrate the vibrancy of London and its economy and to look to the future. The CEO of Grant Thornton, Sacha Romanovitch, introduced the occasion reminding us of the central place the London occupies in the world economy, yet also the challenge of achieving […]
By most accounts the biggest business story of the week was Facebook’s Senate Enquiry on the issue of privacy and internal practices. I will keep things brief, but I do believe that there are some highlights and concluding thoughts that can be made from the ten-hour, two-day affair. For the most part, it was […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of Work as Enterprise: Recovering a Theology of Work by Richard Turnbull. The publication can be purchased here, a preview can be found here. Alternatively, please contact CEME’s offices via email at: office@theceme.org or by telephone at (+44) 0186 5513 453. […]
The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Doing Good Through The Local Church by Steven Morris. The publication can be purchased here, a preview can be found here. Alternatively, please contact CEME’s offices via email at: office@theceme.org or by telephone at (+44) 0186 5513 453. […]