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Canada the Good

A Short History of Vice Since 1500

By Marcel Martel

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Publish Date

2014

Publisher

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Language

eng

Pages

196

Description:

"To invest in vice can be a sound financial decision, but despite the lure of healthy profits, individuals and mutual funds have been reluctant to invest in this type of stock. After all, who would take pride in supporting the tobacco industry, knowing it sells a deadly product? And what social responsibilities do investors bear with respect to compulsive gamblers who have lost so much money that suicide becomes an attractive option?