The essays in this volume present the latest beliefs of some leading contemporary moral and political philosophers on the issue of assisting the foreign poor. Topics focus around the themes of political responsibility of governments of affluent countries to relieve poverty abroad and the personal responsibility of individuals to assist the distant needy. This timely volume will interest scholars in ethics, political philosophy, political theory, international law and development economics, as well as policy makers, aid agency workers, and general readers interested in the topics.
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"Chatterjee has edited & introduced an excellent anthology whose contributors generally call for development assistance or poverty relief for nations that cannot or will not provide for their own people. Recommended." A.S. Rosenbaum, Cleveland State University, CHOICE
"A valuable contribution to the literature of philosphy and noninterventionist international humanitarian assistance." Perspectives on Political Science
"A valuable contribution to the literature of philosphy and noninterventionist international humanitarian assistance." Perspectives on Political Science
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The essays in this volume present the latest ideas of some of the leading moral and political philosophers of our time on the topic of assisting the foreign poor: the political responsibility of governments of affluent countries to relieve poverty abroad and the personal responsibility of individuals to assist the distant needy. This provocative and timely volume will interest scholars in ethics, political philosophy, political theory, international law and development economics, as well as policy makers, aid agencies, and general readers interested in the moral dimensions of poverty and affluence.
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Cutting-edge Contribution to Poverty and Affluence Literature,
This review is from: The Ethics of Assistance: Morality and the Distant Needy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) (Hardcover)
In this anthology Deen Chatterjee brings together the foremost intellectuals in the field of political philosophy to explore how the role of citizenship and nationality is and/or ought to shape the responsibilities of the affluent to the global poor. In his illuminating introduction Chatterjee introduces the question of whether and how intensified global social and economic arrangements contribute to perpetuating prevailing economic inequities and how they might be shifted toward more just outcomes through individual and collective action. The contributors advance robust theories that extend the bounds of morality and the obligations of the affluent to the global poor (as is most notably articulated by Peter Singer in the opening chapter) and on the other end, that limit stringent moral boundaries to fellow citizens but leave room for acts of beneficence toward the global poor.In a world where tens of thousands of people die per day due to poverty the questions raised and answers offered to poverty alleviation in Chatterjee's cutting-edge anthology cannot and should not be ignored.
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This collection of chapters seeks to describe our duties to help those who are in need but who are strangers to us due to distance - physical or otherwise. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
severe poverty worldwide, indeterminate duty, decent hierarchical societies, decent hierarchical society, proper valuing, distant needy, implementing duties, nearby rescue, international doctrine, genuine human rights, ordinary moral thinking, transnational case, impartial justification, optimal act, foreign policy imperatives, stronger duty, human rights doctrine, potential cooperators, strong duty, own personal concerns, determinate situation, global equality, secondary agents, subsistence rights, impartial perspective Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, John Rawls, Public Affairs, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Peter Singer, World Bank, Cooperative Principle, Harvard University Press, Thomas Pogge, Clarendon Press, Michael Walzer, Human Development Report, United Nations, Onora O'Neill, Princeton University Press, Amartya Sen, Henry Shue, World Development Report, Charles Beitz, Principle of Sympathy, Bernard Williams, Cornell University Press, David Miller New!
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severe poverty worldwide, indeterminate duty, decent hierarchical societies, decent hierarchical society, proper valuing, distant needy, implementing duties, nearby rescue, international doctrine, genuine human rights, ordinary moral thinking, transnational case, impartial justification, optimal act, foreign policy imperatives, stronger duty, human rights doctrine, potential cooperators, strong duty, own personal concerns, determinate situation, global equality, secondary agents, subsistence rights, impartial perspective Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, John Rawls, Public Affairs, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Peter Singer, World Bank, Cooperative Principle, Harvard University Press, Thomas Pogge, Clarendon Press, Michael Walzer, Human Development Report, United Nations, Onora O'Neill, Princeton University Press, Amartya Sen, Henry Shue, World Development Report, Charles Beitz, Principle of Sympathy, Bernard Williams, Cornell University Press, David Miller New!
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- The Law of Peoples: with "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" by John Rawls on 34 pages
- A Theory of Justice by John Rawls on 11 pages
- On Human Rights (Oxford Amnesty Lectures) by Stephen Shute on 5 pages
- Basic Rights by Henry Shue on 5 pages
- Realizing Rawls by Thomas W. Pogge on 5 pages
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- Current Debates in Global Justice (Studies in Global Justice) by Gillian Brock on page 72, and page 122
- The Moral Demands of Affluence by Garrett Cullity in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Real World Justice: Grounds, Principles, Human Rights, and Social Institutions (Studies in Global Justice) by A. Follesdal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Real World Justice: Grounds, Principles, Human Rights, and Social Institutions (Studies in Global Justice) by A. Follesdal in Back Matter
- Development Ethics at Work: Explorations - 1960-2002 (Routledge Studies in Development Economics) by Denis Goulet in Back Matter
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