| The notion of the moral economy is intrinsic to all the major faiths, each of which has placed ethical boundaries on the behavior of those active in the market. The ten commandments of the Jewish Torah or Christian Old Testament laid down an ethical boundary - or regulation - for work:
"for six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work - you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns"...............................................Full Article: Source
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