Category: Price Gouging
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Justifying the Fairness of Price Gouging Using Ethical Theories
To begin with, the issue of fairness arises with companies attempt to gain an advantageous market position through the exploitation of consumers unalterable needs in an unusual market condition (Crane et al., 2019:375). Thus, the justification to exploitative pricings fairness is being debated with the following two ethical theories. Firstly, consequentialism determines morality and ethicality…