Download or read book The Ford Pinto Case written by Douglas Birsch and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-10-25 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the basic documents needed for reaching an informed judgment on the central ethical question in the Pinto case: did Ford Motor Company act ethically in designing the Pinto fuel system and in deciding not to upgrade the integrity of that system until 1978? The five parts of this book cover the case, cost-benefit analysis, whistle blowing, product liability, and government regulations.